Gowran Preview Colin Keane is enjoying a fine season in second place behind Pat Smullen in the jockeys' championship and the former champion apprentice could well add to his tally at Gowran Park on Wednesday. Keane has bright prospects in the opening two events on this seven-race card aboard Bainne and Mack Attack. Bainne landed a claimer under Keane at Fairyhouse back in June, and the pair team up again in the Gowran Park Fillies Claiming Race. The Michael O'Callaghan-trained mare is put in to be claimed for just €10,000, leaving her on a very handy weight of 8st 13lb, and she receives weight from lower-rated rivals Elusive Approach and Zebgrey. Ger Lyons sent out the David Spratt-owned Sea Wolf to take the Tote Irish Cambridgeshire under Keane at the Curragh on Sunday, and the same trio could well be back in the winner's enclosure with Mack Attack in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Median Auction Maiden. Mack Attack, who is by first-season sire and July Cup winner Mayson, cost £40,000 at the Breeze-Up Sales in April and made a promising debut at Cork. He kept on well to beat all bar Born To Be over six furlongs, with subsequent winners De Boss Man and Impart behind, and should benefit greatly from that experience. Smullen holds a huge lead in the title race over Keane (86-51), and will be fancied to score himself on Ample Sufficiency in the Best Of Luck To The Kilkenny Hurlers This Sunday Maiden. Calumet Farm's home-bred son of English Channel showed promise in three outings last year, notably when beaten just over a length behind Port Douglas in the Beresford Stakes. Smullen is an interesting booking for the David Wachman-trained Canberra Cliffs in the Gowran Park Golf Club Nursery Handicap, where she renews Killarney rivalry with the likes of Sweetasever and Olly's Folly.
