Review dundalk 26th Mar

< Emmpat belied his years with an emphatic victory in the main event at Dundalk, the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Race.

Charlie Swan's 12-year-old was settled in second by Billy Lee as Dancera took them along, and he was going considerably better than anything as they headed into the straight.

Lee unleashed the 7-2 chance at the furlong pole and Emmpat rapidly cleared away to beat the long-time leader by four lengths, with the odds-on Estephe third.

The jockey was completing a double after the success of Sean Treacy's Casela Park in the Fundraising Made Easy At Dundalk Stadium Handicap.

The 4-1 shot didn't have much luck in running when fourth behind Banna Boirche last time and Lee solved that problem by setting off in front.

This time favourite Banna Boirche had to weave his way through the field and though he finally got into the clear, his late charge failed by a head.

The Andy Oliver-trained Miss Velocity certainly wasn't winning out of turn in the Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Median Auction Maiden.

Second on her previous three runs, she snapped up the rails berth from her number one draw and led all the way, Kevin Manning keeping enough up his sleeve for the 7-2 shot to hold off Jembatt by a head.

Crack apprentice Gary Carroll put a winner on the scoreboard when Desert Romance took the Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Maiden.

Michael Halford's 10-1 shot was settled in second behind Parabola and these two pulled away in the straight, with Carroll's mount getting on top in the final furlong to score by half a length.

Ger Lyons' Central Moves (5-1) grabbed the lead 100 yards out to defy top weight in the dundalkstadium.com Handicap under Emmet McNamara, winning by a length and a quarter.

There was plenty of money for Empirico (7-1) in the Easter Saturday Family Race Day At Dundalk Handicap and David Marnane's charge got the better of hot favourite Airspace 50 yards out to score by half a length under Colm O'Donoghue.