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Snellen provided trainer Gavin Cromwell with a first-and-last races Gowran double today, as the last year's Royal Ascot winner landed the concluding SP Or Better With The Tote Race under jockey Gary Carroll.
Successful in the Chesham Stakes at Ascot in June 2023, the Expert Eye-filly opened her account for this year at Limerick in June and and today improved on a recent runner-up effort at Premier Handicap level, when beating Shayzann by a neck.
Cromwell wasn't present and Carroll commented “it took a while for her to come to hand this summer but she's improving. I thought I was going to pick up and win well but she probably waits when she gets to the front.
“When the other horse (Shayzann) came, I thought he had the beating of me but in fairness to her she stuck her head out well. She has a great attitude and wants to win. He came to me early enough and after we went about 100 yards I knew he was never getting by me.
“She's getting there and hopefully she's getting up towards having a go at black-type again.”
The Robert Whearty-partnered An Chorr Dubh provided Cromwell with his earlier winner, landing today's opener on debut at 33/1.
Quotes from Gary Carson
