Additional Meeting for Dundalk on Thursday 26th November (e) 2009

Horse Racing Ireland has announced that there will be an extra Flat meeting at Dundalk on Thursday 26th November (e) 2009.

Entries for this meeting will close by 12 noon on Thursday 19th November with declarations to run to be made by 10 a.m. on Wednesday 25th November.

The full programme of races for this meeting is as follows:-

374A - 3 Handicap (Rated 47-65) – 7 furs - €7,000

374B - 3 Handicap (Rated 47-65) – 1 mile 2 furs & 150 yds - €7,000

374C - 3 Handicap (Rated 47-70) – 1 mile 4 furs - €7,000

374D - 3 Maiden – 1 mile - €7,000

374E - 3 Maiden – 1 mile 2 furs & 150 yds - €7,000

Trainers are requested to consult RAS/Minitel for further details.

This means that there are 5 meetings left for the 2009 Flat season before the Flat Championship finale on Friday 27th November in Dundalk. Johnny Murtagh is currently leading with 91 wins to Pat Smullen’s 85. Johnny Murtagh increased his lead over Pat Smullen in the race for the jockey’s championship to six by riding a double at Dundalk last Friday evening, with the pick of the victories coming in the featured listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Stakes on the Joanna Morgan-trained Fourpenny Lane. The race was especially notable for Morgan, as she also saddled the second home, San Sicharia. Murtagh had initiated his brace by winning the www.dundalkstadium.com Median Auction Maiden on the Ger Lyons-trained Knights Templar. That win completed a double on the card for Lyons, as he had already saddled the winner of the opening Fairways Hotel Race Nursery in the shape of the Emmet McNamara-ridden One Set

The 5 meetings are:-

1. Wednesday 18th November (e)

2. Friday 20th November (e)

3. Wednesday 25th November (e)

4. Thursday 26th November (e)

5. Friday 27th November (e) – Flat Finale