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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap
1m, Flat, 2yo, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 39.90s
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Result
Donagh O'Connor
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled just behind the front group - still 5th wide with 2f to run - improved into 3rd and pushed along a furlong out - moved through to hit the front close home and stayed on strongly to win
Ronan Whelan
Mark Fahey
Sat close to the pace - third at halfway - driven into the front approaching 1.5f out - stayed on under pressure - overtaken inside final furlong and couldn't get back level
Wayne Lordan
Chris Timmons
Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - pushed along 2f out and moved to 2nd over 1f out - plugged on at one speed to finish 3rd
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the front group early - 6th and asked for effort with 2f left then 5th with 1f to go - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat close to pace early - travelling keenly - second at halfway - urged into the straight then slipped to 4th inside final furlong - held on same pace to finish 5th
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards back of pack - still 7th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out and moved left approaching final furlong - stayed on same gait to finish sixth
Shane B Kelly
Noel C Kelly
Held up towards the back of the pack - asked for effort early in the straight but made no headway over a furlong out - stayed on at one gait to the line - finished seventh
N G McCullagh
Charles Weld
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - asked for effort in the straight but made no headway - stayed on same gait to finish 8th
Rory Cleary
Noel C Kelly
Dwelt at the break - settled at the tail of the field - urged on with two furlongs left - unable to find more inside the final furlong - stayed on at one gear finishing ninth
James Ryan
T G McCourt
Went straight to front - travelling keenly - overtaken a furlong and a half out and dropped away quickly - held no more in final stages to finish tenth
Alan Casey (7)
S M Duffy
Held up at the back - driven with no headway approaching 2f out - unable to find more before the line
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.