Welsh trainers Peter Bowen and Evan Williams both saddled winners (writes Brian Lee).
Bowen’s eight-year-old Cougar’s Gold won the Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Chase at Doncaster when coming home one-and-a-half lengths from the top weighted Mahlermade.
And at Uttoxeter, Williams’ bottom-weighted Skewiff had three lengths to spare over the top-weighted Graceful Legend in the Momentum Recruitmant Mares’ Chase Novices Limited Handicap.
The former, owned by Einsley Harries, was ridden by Bowen’s son Sean Bowen, returned at odds of 3-1 and the latter, owned by Janet Davies, was partnered by stable jockey Adam Wedge and was a 10-1 chance.
The 600 miles round trip made worth it as COUGAR’S GOLD wins the @SkyBet Handicap Steeple Chase for @Peter_Bowen_ and jockey @Sean_Bowen_ 🏆 pic.twitter.com/baq8NAZDs9
— Doncaster Racecourse (@DoncasterRaces) January 26, 2019
Alan Johns from West Wales, stable jockey to Vale of Glamorgan trainer Tim Vaughan, is having a cracking season and he booted home another winner at Doncaster when landing the closing Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle.
Five-year-old Modern Warfare got home by a length from KK Lexion.
Modern Warfare was the youngest horse in a field of seven runners and went off at odds of 9-2.