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25 Jan 2026

Celebrations galore at Kilkenny pub following the Thyestes Chase in Gowran Park

Racing fans flocked to Gowran Park in Kilkenny on Thursday

There was celebrations galore in Pat Carroll's in Kilkenny on Thursday as the winning syndicate of 'Now Is The Hour' celebrated their dramatic last-gasp victory in the Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran Park .

Jockey Eoin Staples to conjure a late charge out of Now Is The Hour to join him close to the line.

Following a brief but tense wait, the judge confirmed Now Is The Hour (8-1) had got up by a head, completing a treble on the card for Gold Cup-winning trainer Gavin Cromwell, who had not saddled a winner with his previous 40 runners. - READ MORE HERE

"Great to welcome the boys back from the BDS syndicate  after the Goffs Thystes Chase victory with 'Now is the Hour', Pat Carroll's posted to social media.

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