Hostility can make it fifth time time lucky at Gowran Park

Elsewhere on the card, First Wave can make a belated breakthrough when he contests the second race, the Thonastown Maiden

GIVING CHASE: Hostility, right, chases home Admiral Churchill at Limerick last month. Joseph O’Brien's charge can go one better at Gowran Park on Wednesday. Picture: Healy Racing

Hostility can keep the scoreboard ticking over nicely for Joseph O’Brien by taking Wednesday’s opener at Gowran Park, the Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Maiden.

Thrice raced at two, he contested some decent maidens and while he was in the first four on all three occasions, he never got close enough to land a meaningful blow. On return, however, he was quite well backed to win a Limerick maiden and was just touched off by Admiral Churchill, the pair a long way clear of the remainder.