FEW racemares travelled to the races as often as Gothen Niece (Gothenberg) did. This €1,100 purchase as a newly-turned yearling at Goffs ran a total of 43 times, and with the exception of one visit Ffos Las, all of her starts were in Ireland.

Runner-up on her fourth and fifth runs for trainer Chris Donoghue, Gothen Niece was second once more before she finally got her head in front in a mile and a half handicap at Cork as an eight-year-old, a race in which the field of 11 crawled at first. Michael Hussey took the initiative with Gothen Niece and went on, holding out to win with a length and a half covering the first five home. Later in her career Gothen Niece was beaten a head in a two-mile hurdle at Gowran Park.