Review gowran park 20th Mar

Colm Murphy had great cause to celebrate at Cheltenham with the famous victory of two-mile champion chaser Big Zeb and the stable's form continued as Gates Of Rome scored at Gowran Park.

The six-year-old, who won at Clonmel last month, followed up in the Ballyhale Novice Hurdle.

Davy Russell had the 11-4 shot poised to challenge for the lead on the turn for home and after taking it up approaching the last, Gates Of Rome was driven out to win by four and a half lengths from Misala

Paul Carberry landed a swift double in the opening two races, making the most of a stroke of good fortune on Noel Meade's Jim Bowie in the Spring Team Classic Final 2010 At Gowran Park Maiden Hurdle.

Favourite King Of The Refs led at the last, but he lost momentum with an awkward jump and Jim Bowie (7-4) took full advantage to sweep past and score by three-quarters of a length.

Gordon Elliott's Lady Roberta was one of five horses bang in contention at the second-last flight in the Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle, but Carberry looked to have something up his sleeve.

So it proved as Lady Roberta (7-2) was in front by the final flight and ran on strongly to account for the favourite Playboy Luke by three lengths.

Not to be outdone, the jockey's brother Peter Carberry picked up the biggest prize of the afternoon on Plaisir D'Estruval in the Evening Racing At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle.< Farringdon led down the straight, but he was giving away chunks of weight to Plaisir D'Estruval (3-1 favourite) and it told on the run-in, where Arthur Moore's charge went on to score by a length and a quarter.

The most exciting finish of the afternoon came in the Bagenalstown Beginners Chase, where there were four horses with every chance at the final fence.< Travino (10-1), who had led and been headed, fought back bravely under Niall Madden and grabbed the prize by a head from favourite Woodbine Willie with Brave Betsy a close third.

Andrew Lynch, a dual winner at Cheltenham, saw off all-comers on long-time leader Hidden Present (20-1) in the Paulstow