Review dundalk 20th Jan

< Alfredo Arcano continued on his upward curve with a cosy triumph in the Linencare - Linen Rental Services Race at Dundalk.

Sent off the 8-11 favourite in the absence of Duplication, the David Marnane-trained gelding was tackling six furlongs again after scoring over the minimum trip recently.

He tracked the front-running Fox Dream to the furlong marker and although that opponent put up a good fight, Connor King always looked confident and eased Alfredo Arcano to a three-quarter-length success.< Grey Danube has always really been a sprinter but perhaps seven furlongs is his trip nowadays, judging by the way he saw it out to land the Ramada Resort, Dundalk Handicap.

Damien Melia was positive on the 20-1 chance, who made his own running and responded well to pressure to defy top weight, seeing off Cocoa Beach by half a length.< Mainicin reversed recent form with several rivals to come out on top in the Fitzpatrick's Bar & Restaurant Handicap.

Jim Bolger's mare was 9-2 favourite to improve past Udogo Specific Gravity and Song Of Love who were all ahead of her here a fortnight ago, and she did so doggedly, with Specific Gravity's late lunge falling half a length short.< Train Time dug deep to shed her maiden tag in the New Creation Design & Print Maiden.

Henry de Bromhead's 7-1 shot looked a sitting duck when pressed for the lead on all sides, and may have even been headed by Wrap Star but she fought gamely and flashed past the post a neck to the good.< Asian Wing and Carvelas appeared to have the www.sherryproperty.ie Handicap (Div 1) between them entering the final furlong, but Duchessofflorence sprouted wings and scored at odds of 11-2.

The second division went the way of Hello Humpfrey (7-1), while Our Manekineko (8-1) registered his sixth career victory in the Mayfly Marketing Handicap, all of which have come over the mile at this venue.