Review dundalk 12th Mar

Billy Lee took the riding honours at Dundalk, with Elishpour and Verhoyen combining to give him a brace.

Elishpour was returning from a two-month break and dropping half a mile in trip, but Lee was keen to make use of his confirmed stamina and put the pace to the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap.< Financial Conduct served it up to him for the length of the straight, but Elishpour (5-2) was equal to the task and Alan Fleming's veteran pulled out plenty to score by a head.

Verhoyen and California Yoohoo disputed the lead in the Dundalk Stadium Business Club 2018 Maiden and once even-money favourite Verhoyen saw off his rival early in the straight, he looked set for a comfortable victory.

However, Above Us Only Sky made a real nuisance of himself and may have even got himself in front, only for Verhoyen to battle back to get up by a head.< Port Lions was disqualified here recently but put it behind him with a clear-cut success in the St.Patrick's Weekend Racing At Dundalk Maiden.

The Michael Halford-trained 6-4 favourite was ridden patiently by Pat Smullen, who produced him with his challenge inside the final quarter-mile and he stretched two and a half lengths clear of Irish Minister

Smullen put in a similar ride on Port Lions' stablemate Liberatio in the Celebrate At Dundalk Stadium Maiden, and looked set for glory.

He hadn't counted on Sir Danilo s battling qualities, though, and the 5-4 shot got back up under Denis Linehan by half a length.< Nigg Bay seemed to have pinched the Hen & Stag Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap from the front, but he couldn't quite hold on as Eacharn (9-2) lunged late to prevail by a head.< Highly Approved completed a hat-trick in the Dundalk Stadium Business Club Claiming Race, while Three Majors took the Bank Holiday Racing At Dundalk Sunday May 6th Apprentice Handicap and Getgo won the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap.