15:55
Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
1m, Flat, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 40.20s
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Result
Wayne Hassett (3)
Laura Hourigan
Sluggish start settling near the back - driven wide to make progress inside final two furlongs - into contention and asked for effort a furlong out - closed to challenge in the last hundred yards and went on to win
Nathan Crosse
Paul W Flynn
Held up towards the back - stirred into contention inside the final 2f - into 3rd and driven approaching 1f out - fought for the front close home - stayed on gamely to go down by a short margin
Reese Holohan (10)
Mark Fahey
Sat close to front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed along in straight and up to 4th with a furlong left - into 3rd inside final 100 yards but held for that spot to the line
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Up with pace and in front from 2f - driven approaching final furlong then overtaken close home - unable to find more and finished 4th
Ben Coen
Michael Mulvany
Sharp start - sat close to pace in third at halfway - asked for effort 2f out and briefly went second inside final furlong - held no more late finishing 5th
Jack Kearney (3)
Jack W Davison
Held wide in the pack early - urged forward with 2f left and 8th under pressure inside final 2f - stayed on at same rate to finish sixth beaten 4 lengths
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Sat close to the pace - 6th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out but flattened out inside the final furlong
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan
Sluggish start settling near the back - driven up into contention approaching the last two furlongs - stayed on steadily to the line without threatening the front runners
Sam Coen (7)
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back of the pack - asked for effort over 1f out - stayed on at same speed to finish 9th
Colin Keane
Yvonne Latta
Went straight to the front - lost that spot before 2f gone and settled midfield on the rail by halfway - driven with 2f left and made ground into the straight but had nothing more inside the final 150 yards
James Ryan
T G McCourt
Held up towards the back - driven approaching 2f out but made no headway - not involved in the finish - beaten well over 7 lengths in 11th
Adam Grant (10)
John C McConnell
Sat close to the front pack early - disputed second at halfway - driven approaching 2f out but unable to gain ground and held on late for 12th
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled just behind the front group wide - 4th at halfway - dropped away turning into the straight - allowed to finish quietly having no chance - well held in 13th
Wesley Joyce (3)
D P Coakley
Held up towards the back - not involved with the main action - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - unable to find more inside the final furlong - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Ferrybank (reserve), Miss Abby Jools (reserve), Our Dagger (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.