Saint Brandon supplements Cork gains in Gowran Natalia Lupini's Saint Brandon (5/1) showed good resolution to take the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race over seven furlongs in Gowran Park. He was always in the front rank for Wayne Lordan, but faced a stiff challenge inside the final furlong from 10/11 favourite Mathan. Saint Brandon really dug deep in the closing stages, though, and went on by three parts of a length at the line. Lordan said: “He did it nicely. He jumped and I was able to get to the front and dictate it. He was a little bit on the bridle with me. “He found plenty under pressure. He had a penalty from the last day as well so it was a good performance. “I was headed between the two and the one and then I got going again. “The ground is slow but he finished second on soft ground at Galway as a two-year-old. I don’t think ground is an issue to him, fast or slow. “I think that’s a good trip for him.” Saint Brandon followed up on a victory in Cork 10 days ago. Additional reporting by Gary Carson
