Race cards · Wed 6 Sep
Wednesday 6 September · Gowran Park, Eire
18:35 Thomastown Maiden
- Distance
- 1m 1f 110y
- Going
- Heavy
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 12000
- Runners
- 16
Race preview
Balanced Approach has been off the track for 521 days after finishing fifth behind US Army Ranger in a Curragh maiden at the beginning of last season and is worth a market check, though narrow preference is for THE EAGLE, who is expected to build on his Dundalk effort last time now stepped up in trip and fitted with first-time blinkers. Waterboy should be all the wiser for the experience gained on debut at Navan and could also take a hand.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upgraded | 8 | Declan McDonogh | J M Oxx | 9 0 | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Sometimes A Fox | 2-4 | Shane Foley | J J Murphy | 9 5 | 7-1 | |
| 3 | The Eagle | 74-7 | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien | 9 5 | 8-1 | |
| 4 | Balanced Approach | 6/5- | K J Manning | J S Bolger | 9 11 | 8-1 | |
| 5 | Bringthehousedown | 0-60 | Colin Keane | A Oliver | 9 5 | 16-1 | |
| 6 | Saga Altais | 43-945 | W T Byrne | A Mullins | 9 5 | 8-1 | |
| 7 | Motahassen | 0- | P J Smullen | D K Weld | 9 5 | 5-1 | |
| 8 | Lleyton | D E Sheehy | T J Taaffe | 9 11 | 33-1 | ||
| 9 | Small Bit Of Love | Chris Hayes | W P Mullins | 9 0 | 12-1 | ||
| 10 | Dream Dancing | 9 | Billy Lee | W McCreery | 9 0 | 14-1 | |
| 11 | Fidaaha | 8 | Leigh Roche | D K Weld | 9 0 | 16-1 | |
| 12 | Mr Natural | 04 | Sean Davis | M O'Callaghan | 9 5 | 50-1 | |
| 13 | Sheldon Cooper | Ross Coakley | F J Flood | 9 11 | 66-1 | ||
| 14 | Waterboy | 4 | Seamie Heffernan | R Brabazon | 9 5 | 4-1 | |
| 15 | An Fia Francesca | 0/70 | E T Daly | V Clifford | 9 6 | 100-1 | |
| 16 | Winona Coppers | Rory Cleary | S G O'Donnell | 9 0 | 66-1 |