Review DUNDALK 27TH SEP

Savethisdanceforme will go down in the record books as the first winner at a night meeting at the Dundalk polytrack as the daughter of Danehill Dancer captured the fillies maiden.

Victorious from the widest stall of all in fourteen, Aidan O'Brien's charge was seventh over a furlong out but she came home strongly for Seamie Heffernan to get on top inside the final hundred yards.

A 6/1 chance, the juvenile, sporting the silks of Derrick Smith, beat Capall An Ibre by three parts of a length. Six to one in the morning into 3/1 favourite, La Sylvia could manage no better than tenth.

Minneapolis later brought up a double for the Ballydoyle team in the conditions race, the fourth event on the programme for the youngsters.

Going to show the quality of horse on show, Minneapolis had the last twice competed behind New Approach in the Tyros and National Stakes. Leandros (morning 5/2 into 13/8) was third.

Billyford, bought from Spring Field Farm for E7,000 by his trainer, Liam Roche, as a yearling at the Goffs December Flat Sale on December 8th 2006, has proved to be a brilliant buy.

The Golden Blue Syndicate's Lil's Boy colt gained his third success and his most important to date when landing the featured premier nursery with a value of over E26,000 to the winner.

Fran Berry pressurised Billyford to go second a furlong out and the combination were soon in front, going on to outpoint Magna Cum Laude by a length and a half.

Berry registered a double in the three-year-old fillies maiden on Kallithea. This Aga Khan chestnut, trained by John Oxx, justified favouritism at odds of six to four.

Both first-time blinkered, Northgate and Mr Medici were the principals in the colts and geldings two-year-old maiden, with the former proving best by two lengths.

They ran off levels here though in a handicap Mr Medici would have to concede 22Ibs to Northgate. Not surprisingly then Mr Medici was backed from 3/1 in the morning into a returned evens favourite.

Northgate got in as the second reserve and the Joe Murphy owned and trained son of Mujadil, partnered by Chris Hayes, took his chance well at odds of 12/1 (paid E46.40 on the tote).

This fellow went through the sales ring twice, as a foal at Tattersalls for 7,000 guineas and he was bought for 5,000 guineas in a private sale by the BBA Ireland at Doncaster last year.

Ger Lyons had a winner and two short-head runner-ups on the opening day here on August 26th whilst Johnny Murtagh was in the number one berth twice the same day.

The duo kept up the good work when Dynamo Dancer, drawn one of fourteen, defied top-weight in the 60 to 100 handicap, the four-year-old Danehill Dancer gelding getting up close home.

Twelve to one in early trading today into 5/1 co favourite of three, Miss Gorica led a furlong out and despite staying on well she couldn't hold off Dynamo Dancer, going down by half a length.

Three days after her last effort, a third placing at Ballinrobe, Shesthebiscuit showed her toughness when winning the concluding handicap for Pat Flynn and Danny Grant.