Preview gowran park 21st Jun

Gowran Park holds a seven-race dual-code meeting on Sunday afternoon and there's an attractive pot up for graps in the Cry Raceday At Gowran Park Handicap.

Pat Smullen is an eyecatching jockey booking for Charlie Swan's experienced performer Oodachee, while his stable companion Rajik comes into the contest on the back of a close-up second to Deutschland over marginally shorter at Navan.

John Oxx's Samovar relished the step up to a mile and six furlongs at Tramore on his seasonal reappearance and an initial mark of 83 seems workable.

Taralga is another clearly on an upward curve, while strong market support for Tony Martin's Equator would be hard to ignore.

The Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle offers the pick of the jumps action and Cloone Stream, who had a couple of these rivals well beaten when scoring at Cork earlier in the month, has every chance despite an 8lb rise.

His chief dangers would appear to be Henry de Bromhead's Shadow Of The Wind and ready Punchestown victor Mutadarek.

Racing commences at 2.25 with the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden and having won the last three renewals with well-bred types, Aidan O'Brien's Boxing Day is likely to prove popular.

However, the son of Galileo could manage only third behind Perfect Symmetry and the reopposing Montecchio at Leopardstown and he'll need to find further improvement to reverse the form with the Kevin Prendergast inmate.

Course and distance winner Toufan Express has been running well in defeat of late and deserves a change of luck in the 28th June Open Fourball At Gowran Park Handicap, while the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden looks a good opportunity for Lac A Dancer to finally break her duck.

Down Royal is the setting for a seven-race mixed card, featuring the EBF Coolmore Stud Ulster Oaks.

Jim Bolger's Angels Story landed the spoils 12 months ago and must be high on the list again having hinted at a return to form when fourth behind The Last Hurrah at Roscommon a fortnight ago.