Racing Gowran Park reportThurles trainer Pat Carey recorded his first training double at Gowran Park yesterday with his Shadow Ash and Liscoa combining for a 97 to 1 double.

Michael Kinane rode Carey's opening winner, which itself was the second leg of a double for the jockey. Riding Shadow Ash in the Gowran Park Nursery Handicap, Kinane had the daughter of Ashkalani racing well, striking the front while entering the straight and forcing her to battle for a length win over Tivoli Fountain.

An hour and a half later, Carey was with another winner after the success of his Liscoa in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap. Liscoav "loved the soft ground today and will attempt to gain some blacktype now", according to Carey.

The first leg of Kinane's double was gained in the stewards' room with John Oxx's Laudable improving one place from his head defeat to Aidan O'Brien's Euphrates, in the two-year-old maiden.

Euphrates, under Jamie Spencer, jinked left over a furlong out and bumped Laudable and Kinane, who were beaten a short head at the line. The change in placings looked inevitable.

Kinane looked to have a chance of registering a hat-trick, in the mile maiden, on John Oxx's Sareya. However, the pair were headed home by Oxx's 20 to 1 second string Babacora, who finished with a late challenge under Fran Berry.

On a day for doubles, Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen combined to win the last two races. Muntami out-battled Napoleon in the 1m 1f maiden while Orpington ran out an easy winner of the Golfing At Gowran Handicap.

The Gowran Park Golf and Leisure Handicap, went to Addario who was given a late challenge by promising 5lb apprentice David Moran to lead on the line.