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Summer Snow confirms liking for Gowran

Colin Keane with Summer Snow's owners Patrick and Bernadette Kelly
Colin Keane with Summer Snow's owners Patrick and Bernadette Kelly
© Photo Healy Racing

A course and distance winner off an 11lb lower mark in April, Summer Snow landed the Membership At Gowran Park Golf Club Handicap under Colin Keane.

The grey daughter of El Kabeir, trained by Michael O'Callaghan for P A Kelly, tracked the leaders on the inner before hitting the front over a furlong out.

From there the 10/3 favourite kept on well to account for Scarlet Dancer by a length and a quarter.

Keane remarked: "The way she won earlier in the year, she looked like she was well handicapped and while she since had two disappointing runs, she obviously has a liking for this place. 

"She had the draw (2), jumped and travelled and was able to quicken into the gap when we needed to, and got to the line well. 

"A bit of time between races seems to suit her, she obviously likes this course and could be a filly to bring to Galway for the owners, who knock great sport out of her."

Quotes from Thomas Weekes

1st
10/3Fav
Tote €4.34 €1.60
2nd
1.25L
50/1
€11.50
3rd
nose
7/2
€1.50
4th
Dht
16/1
4th
0.5L
14/1
About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.