'The blinkers made a massive difference' - Coko Beach wins Thyestes Chase

Coko Beach chose a good day to gain a first win over fences
'The blinkers made a massive difference' - Coko Beach wins Thyestes Chase

Jack Kennedy onboard Coko Beach jumps the last on the way to winning the  Goffs Thyestes Chase

Coko Beach chose a good day to gain a first win over fences, the six-year-old doing so with a classy performance in the €100,000 Goffs Thyestes Chase, the feature at Gowran Park.

It was a second win in the race for trainer Gordon Elliott and jockey Jack Kennedy, the pair having combined to win the race with another Gigginstown House Stud-owner runner, Monbeg Notorious in 2018. And for good measure, Elliott also saddled runner-up Run Wild Fred.

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