Hat Alnasar comes home in front under Conor McGovern© Photo Healy Racing
< Indrahar showed a fine attitude to land the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden on an excellent evening for favourite backers at Dundalk.
Mick Halford's filly was sent off 4-5 favourite for the six-furlong contest following good efforts at Leopardstown and the Curragh and was quickly out in front under Shane Foley.
The daughter of Raven's Pass looked in trouble when passed by Sufoof two furlongs out, but refused to go down without a fight and battled back for a short-head victory.
Halford and Foley had struck earlier on the card with Kadra in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden over seven furlongs.
The Holy Roman Emperor filly was one of a handful in with a shout turning for home but it was Arch Sting that got first run.
However, John Oxx's charge couldn't repel the late challenge of the 9-4 joint-favourite who powered home down the outside to score by a length.
The was more joy for Halford as Hat Alnasar (6-4fav) ran out a dominant winner of the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap, coming home a length and a half clear of Red Words < Artistic Integrity s bid to make all in the Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap was foiled in the dying strides by Kodiac's Back
The Conor McGovern-ridden outsider blazed a trail early doors and didn't come back to the field easily, but the 13-8 favourite finished with a wet sail under Conor King to get up in the shadow of the post by a neck.< Splashtop survived a late scare to justify her position as 13-8 market leader in the opening www.dundalkstadium.com Claiming Race.
Patrick Prendargast's filly raced clear after taking it up from the pace-setting Hard Times early in the home straight and although there were some anxious moments as I Will Excel closed rapidly late on, Daniel Redmond's mount held on by a short head.< Hatton Cross (9-2fav) transferred his good recent turf form to the all-weather with a gutsy half-length success over Tithonus in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap.
