Review dundalk 8th Dec

< Katiymann continued on his upward curve with victory in the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap.

Michael Halford's five-year-old has really taken well to the all-weather and travelled smoothly into contention as they entered the final quarter-mile.

He quickened up smartly when Conor Hoban asked him to go and win his race and the 9-4 favourite strode nicely clear of Glastonbury Song to cross the line with a length and three-quarters in hand.< Elishpour backed up last month's mile-and-a-half success in the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap over two miles.

The Alan Fleming-trained 9-4 chance fought tooth and nail with Political Policy throughout the final couple of furlongs and responded to all of Pat Smullen's urgings to get the verdict by a head, with Clear Skies winning run coming to an end in third.

Experience told in the Winter Series At Dundalk 2018 Maiden as Medal Of Honour (9-2) came with a decisive swoop.

Favourite Port Lions was always to the fore and boxed on when challenged by Aishling's Secret but Donnacha O'Brien brought Medal Of Honour, who was having his 11th start, down the outside to deny Port Lions by three-quarters of a length.< Dhafeera was all the rage for the Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Maiden but had to settle for second best behind Pivotal Connection

Andy Oliver's 6-1 shot had shown plenty of promise, particularly in her last two appearances, and stuck her neck out to get on top close home.< Piper Bomb has been acquitting herself well in defeat and registered a deserved first success in the Christmas Party Packages At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap at odds of 7-1.

Her trainer Ado McGuinness also took the Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) with Rosenborg Rider (8-1), with the first division going to Secret Memories (7-1).

The latter's jockey Ross Coakley also won the Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap on Captain Cullen