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Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)
1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 47-65, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 39.31s
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Result
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
Set the pace from the off - sat second just behind the front-runner at halfway before going back up in front early in the straight and pushed along - stayed on strongly inside the last 150 yards to win
Jamie Powell (3)
John C McConnell
Away smartly and settled just off the front group in 5th at halfway - moved into 2nd 2f out - pressed for the lead but couldn't match the winner inside the last - stayed on at the same rate to finish 2nd
Gary Carroll
Cian Hughes
Sat close to front pack early - 4th at halfway - pushed along approaching final 2f and stayed on same gear to finish 3rd
James Ryan (3)
Stephen Thorne
Sat just behind the front group - 6th at halfway - into 3rd and driven approaching 2f out - stayed on one-paced for 4th
Wesley Joyce (5)
Thomas Dowling
Settled towards the back - made progress inside the final two furlongs to reach the pack's centre with a furlong left - moved into 5th close home and stayed on at one speed - finished 5th
J M Sheridan
P Sweeney
Held up towards the back - urged forward entering the straight - unable to make headway with two furlongs left - stayed on late but well held
Rory Cleary
Aidan Melia
Held up towards the back - driven from over 2f out but made no headway - stayed on same speed inside final furlong - finished 7th
Ronan Whelan
Laura Hourigan
Settled midfield early - nudged up to close in around 2f from home - 5th with a furlong left - pressed but couldn't close and held on same pace to finish
Wayne Hassett (5)
T G McCourt
Held up in the pack - urged into contention approaching final furlong - stayed on same gait without threatening
Robert Whearty (3)
Paul W Flynn
Sat close to the front pack early - third at halfway then pushed along and slipped back 2f out - unable to make headway from the final furlong and finished well held
Declan McDonogh
Adrian McGuinness
Settled in the pack - up to 5th and asked for effort inside final 2f - driven with a furlong left but couldn't find more - held on for 11th
Danny Sheehy
Stephen McConville
Settled around midpack - pressed for effort inside final two furlongs but couldn't threaten leaders - one-paced through the closing stages - finished well beaten in 12th
Chris Hayes
Eamonn O'Connell
Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left but made no headway and squeezed for space with a furlong to run - allowed to drop away late finishing well beaten
Rory Mulligan (7)
G A Kingston
Sat close to the front pair early - moved through to hit the front after a furlong and a half - two lengths to the good at halfway - driven and overtaken as the straight began - had nothing left and dropped away to finish 14th
Non-runners: Saga Des Aigles (reserve)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.