The Bowe family look to have another useful addition to their string after Coolcashin made an impressive winning debut at Tramore yesterday. The Taipan gelding was sent to the head of affairs with a circuit to run, by Michelle Gannon, in the Lisselan Ladies Flat Race.
He pulled away from his rivals two furlongs out to record a cosy five-length success over Cannery Row. "He's a grand young horse and hopefully he'll come on for that - it's the first time he's seen a racecourse," said Michael Bowe. "He jumps well and has schooled over hurdles. He might go down that route. His dam won a ladies bumper first time up and so has this fellow now."
A change of tactics and the application of cheek-pieces did the trick for Gilo, who made all for an easy success in the www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle.
Denis O'Regan was soon clear on his mount, coming home a 16-length winner over Lord Goshen. "He wasn't putting it in before so we decided to make the running and put the cheek-pieces on," revealed trainer Maureen Danagher.
Collinstown travelled sweetly into the lead before the second last in the Newtown Handicap Chase and stayed on well for Barry Geraghty to score by six lengths from Lyn's Rashar.
Deep Impact is to be retired to stud at the end of the year in a syndication deal worth almost 34 million. Connections declared their charge will take up his stud duties at the Yoshida family's Shadai Stallion Station.
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