Set to host its latest fixture, Gowran Park will stage an eight-race programme on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, with the meeting scheduled to begin at 14:22 and conclude at 17:52. The card will feature claiming, maiden, handicap and Listed contests, with distances ranging from seven furlongs to one mile, four furlongs and 100 yards. Prize money will range from €10,000 to €55,000, with the Listed feature carrying the highest purse of the afternoon.
Opening proceedings at 14:22, THE GOWRAN PARK GOLF OPTIONAL CLAIMING RACE will be contested over one mile for €10,000. If Not For Grace, Contrite, JP’s Express, Passage Of Power and Star Of Beauty will be among the runners expected to take part, with further contenders set to complete the field.
Attention will then turn to the 14:52 contest, THE IRISH EBF MEDIAN SIRES SERIES MAIDEN, which will cover seven furlongs and carry €25,000 in prize money. Just One Show, Feel The Sting, Stay Curious, This That and Citrus Springs will feature among the expected runners, alongside additional contenders.
The third race on the card will arrive at 15:22 in the shape of THE FINAL FURLONG PODCAST HANDICAP. The €25,000 handicap will be run over seven furlongs, with Alfred Tennyson, Pretty Omagh Girl, Little Empire, Exquisite Acclaim and Indigo Dream among the listed runners. The field will also include further contenders.
The afternoon’s principal event will follow at 15:52 when THE DARLEY IRISH EBF HURRY HARRIET STAKES will take centre stage. The Listed contest will offer €55,000 and will be staged over one mile, one furlong and 100 yards. Hollys Graces, Lemsairbat, Subsonic, Classiest and Minerva will be among the runners set to contest the feature event, with other horses also expected to line up.
Midway through the programme, THE MCENERY CUP HANDICAP will take place at 16:22 over one mile, four furlongs and 100 yards. The €25,000 contest will feature Dallas Star, Fixation, Royal Hollow, Marazion and War Rooms among the declared runners. The extended distance will provide a different test from the shorter races earlier in the afternoon.
The sixth race will be staged at 16:52 as THE IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF MEDIAN AUCTION MAIDEN takes place over one mile, one furlong and 100 yards. The contest will carry €20,000, with Believe Again, Highlander Addict, Lonelyharbourwall, Gliondar and Jumpingthegun among the runners expected to compete. Additional contenders will complete the field.
Later on the card, THE IRISH SPIRIT HANDICAP (DIVISION 1) will be contested at 17:22 over one mile, one furlong and 100 yards. The €10,000 handicap will feature She’s Ideal, Keilah, Perfect Judgement, William F Browne and Giselles Defence among the expected runners, while further contenders will also take their places in the field.
Bringing the eight-race fixture to its conclusion at 17:52, THE IRISH SPIRIT HANDICAP (DIVISION 2) will also cover one mile, one furlong and 100 yards for €10,000. Miss Crinshawn, Walls Cross, Medieval Night, Nibras Rainbow and Urban War will be among the runners listed for the final contest, with additional horses expected to complete the field.
Gowran Race Cards 12 August will feature eight races at Gowran Park, including a €55,000 Listed feature alongside maiden, handicap and claiming contests over varied distances.
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