17:00
Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
5f, Flat, 3yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 59.80s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Result
Colin Keane
Daniel James Murphy
Set the pace throughout - driven 1 1/2f out and straightened left inside the final furlong making contact with another runner - stuck on to the line - placed 2nd in a dead-heat
Rory Cleary
Tracey Collins
Held up towards the back early - still only 5th with 2f left - made ground into 2nd and driven approaching the furlong pole - bumped and hampered under pressure inside the final furlong - responded to fight back and get up
James Ryan
T G McCourt
Sat just off the front pack in 4th - pressed on into 3rd with 2f remaining - stayed on at one gear in the closing stages to finish 3rd
Nicola Burns (5)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up at back - driven approaching halfway then again 2f out - still trailing with a furlong left - stayed on late to finish 4th
Seamie Heffernan
W P Browne
Sat just off the pace in 3rd - pressed for effort and slipped to 4th before 1f out with no headway on the front pair - edged back to finish 5th late
Rebecca Parsons (10)
David Marnane
Held up at the back - still 6th moving adequately 2f out - driven and made no inroad into the leaders to finish 6th
Jack Kearney (3)
Andrew McNamara
Settled just behind the pace early - pushed along with 2f left - slipped back through the field and faded to finish 7th
Non-runners: Send Harry (withdrawn; by order of the stewards)
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.