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- Review dundalk 25th Nov
Review dundalk 25th Nov
Colin Keane bagged a double at Dundalk, culminating in a thrilling victory aboard Plough Boy in the Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap.
Garvan Donnelly's 8-1 chance was locked in a thrilling three-way run to the line, but he eventually prevailed by a nose from Captain Cullen with a head back to Geographical in third.
A brave ride from Keane enabled Burning Brightly to take the New Year's Eve Greyhound Racing At Dundalk Nursery Handicap.
Keane produced the John Murphy-trained 7-2 favourite between horses after holding him up in the early stages, and he proved a willing partner as he stuck on gamely to beat Magnification by three-quarters of a length.
Pat Flynn and Pat Smullen also landed doubles, starting when Hes Our Music made it three wins from his last four starts at this venue with victory in the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race.
Always to the fore, the 5-4 favourite shot clear on the home straight and kept on well to beat Tetraites by two and a half lengths.
Smullen and Flynn combined again in the first division of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Race And Stay Handicap as Twistsandturns (7-2 favourite) held on well from Cresendo
Smullen had gone close to another winner when galvanising Surprisingly close home in the Dundalk Stadium Business Club 2017 Fillies Maiden, but Wayne Lordan had done just enough on Pat Martin's winner Adieux (11-4 favourite), winning by a short head.
Lordan bagged his own double when Michael Browne's More Kudos (6-1) landed division two of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Race And Stay Handicap.< Specific Gravity finished with a flourish to land the Crowne Plaza Jockey And Trainer Awards Handicap.
Ado McGuinness' 16-1 chance travelled well for Oisin Orr and after getting the better of the pacesetting Mainicin he ran on well to score by two lengths.
Andy Oliver's newcomer Fizzy Friday (16-1) could have a bright future ahead of her after running on takingly to land the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden under Conor Hoban.