Fans of jump racing have plenty of action to look forward to in Kilkenny this weekend, as Gowran Park’s Eddie Scally outlines for Scoreline.
“Today marks the start of the 2022/23 National Hunt Season at Gowran Park and we’ve got two days of high-class jumps racing to enjoy, headlined by Saturday’s Grade 2 PWC Champion Chase.”
“Today’s card (Friday) is eight competitive races for everyone to enjoy with our feature races the listed Pat Walsh Mares Hurdle and the Mucklemeg bumper”, says Scally.
“The Willie Mullins-trained Champagne Problem will be bidding to give the local trainer his sixth win in this eighth running of the Pat Walsh race and of course Doran’s Weir in the Mucklemeg bumper will be doing his best to give Michael Hourigan a listed mares winner in the bumper.”
“It’s a very exciting card to get through with our first race going to post at 1.35pm and the courtesy busses will be leaving from the Kilkenny Castle gates at 12.30pm.I would recommend anyone coming out to wrap up as it looks to be a bit wild early in the day but will dry off in the afternoon and I’m sure we’ll be able to sit back and enjoy two brilliant days of national hunt racing.”
Racing on Saturday gets underway at 1.35pm with the last race going to post at 5.42pm.
Friday at Gowran Park
- 1.35pm Joe Bollard Memorial maiden hurdle
- 2.07pm Gowran Park Racing Club maiden hurdle
- 2.42pm Golf At Gowran Park handicap hurdle (DIV 1)
- 3.17pm Golf At Gowran Park handicap hurdle (DIV 2)
- 3.52pm Pat Walsh Memorial Irish EBF (M) hurdle
- 4.27pm Golf At Gowran Park handicap hurdle 4yo plus
- 5.02pm Thomastown handicap hurdle 4yo plus
- 5.37pm ISF EBF Mucklemeg (Mares) INH flat race
Saturday at Gowran Park
- 1.45pm gowranpark.ie 3yo maiden hurdle
- 2.17pm Golf memberships at Gowran Park maiden hurdle
- 2.52pm Paulstown handicap hurdle
- 3.27pm Good Enuf 2 Eat caterers handicap hurdle
- 4.02pm PWC Champion Steeplechase (Grade 2)
- 4.37pm Hospitality at Gowran Park handicap steeplechase
- 5.12pm Join Gowran Racing Club beginners steeplechase
- 5.42pm Irish EBG rated Captain Christy novice steeplechase
