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Chica off the mark in style in Gowran opener

Chica Guerrera and Keithen KennedyChica Guerrera and Keithen Kennedy
© Photo Healy Racing

Chica Guerrera justified good support when running out a cosy winner of the opening nursery at Gowran Park this afternoon.

The Mark Fahey-trained filly was as big as 8/1 this morning and having been backed into 7/4 she eventually went off 7/2 favoruite.

Keithen Kennedy produced his mount with a strong surge to lead going to the furlong pole and she soon settled matters.

The daughter of Saxon Warrior went on to score by two-and-a-quarter lengths from long-time leader Your Call in the seven-furlong contest.

The winner was making her handicap debut today having been well held in four maiden runs.

Fahey said:- “The soft ground really suited her today. We’re delighted with that and hopefully she can climb up the ladder a bit.

“There is a nursery at Galway next Monday that we might look at but we’ll see how she is first.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)

1st
7/2Fav
Tote €5.60 €1.50
2nd
2.25L
4/1
€1.80
3rd
0.75L
11/1
€2.60
4th
2.75L
9/2
€1.10
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.