Ana O'Brien partnered her twenty fourth winner, in the Christmas Race & Dine Packages Handicap, as the family's Bishan Bedi bounced back to top form at Dundalk.

The Intikhab gelding rarely fails to come up to the mark at this venue, and on this occasion for a third win at the Dowdallshill course, he came through from mid-division.

Pushed along the four-year-old made progress towards the inner in the final couple of furlongs of this mile heat.

The victor headed Hes Our Music inside the final furlong for a three parts of a length verdict.

"I won on him last year and he kept improving away. He's a grand little horse. They went a nice pace and he travelled nicely into it," said the winning rider.

(AM & EM)