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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60)
7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 26.86s
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Result
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to the pace - moved through strongly to hit the front approaching the last two furlongs before being niggled along - opened up a gap inside the final furlong and kept going to the line
Emily Grifferty (10)
Noel Meade
Fought for control early and hit front after 1f - pressed for effort and lost advantage inside final 2f - second with 1f left - held that position to the line
James Ryan
Chris Timmons
Held up towards the back early - improved into midfield and asked for effort with 2f left - moved into 3rd approaching final furlong - stayed on at one rate to finish third
Killian Leonard
Rodger Sweeney
Settled in the middle of the pack early - urged forward approaching halfway - sixth spot with two furlongs left - moved into fourth inside the final furlong and stayed on at an even effort to finish 4th
Alan Casey (10)
Liam Casey
Held up towards back of the pack - pushed along two out and improved into 6th approaching final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Adam Grant (10)
Thomas Coyle
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 7th and pushed along with 2f left before climbing to 5th inside the final furlong - held no more late and weakened to finish 6th
Patrick McGettigan (7)
P Sweeney
Shared the pace early - lost the front after 1f and dropped to 3rd - no response when pushed 2f out and faded to finish 7th
Rory Mulligan (7)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Settled in the pack - pushed along and up to 5th 2f out - unable to threaten leaders late - finished 8th
Sadhbh Tormey (10)
Adrian McGuinness
Held up towards back of field - pushed along and slipped to 11th with 2f left - faded through closing stages to finish 9th
Robert Whearty
Patrick J McKenna
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along entering the straight - dropped away before the line - finished 10th
Jimmy Dalton (10)
Daniel James Murphy
Held up at the back - no impact on the finish - well held in 11th
Robbie Colgan
Jamie Flynn
Sluggish start - stayed towards rear throughout - made no impression - finished well beaten in 12th
Chris Hayes
P J F Murphy
Shared the front early - lost that spot before the 1f mark and pushed along in 4th with 2f left - dropped away late to finish 13th
Non-runners: Eagles Whistle (coughing), Hell Left Loose (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.