< Togoville s love affair with Dundalk continued as he ran out a gutsy winner of the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Awards 2017 Handicap on Friday night.
The Anthony McCann-trained seven-year-old headed into the evening's feature race with seven course wins already under his belt and was sent straight to the front by Conor McGovern in search of another valuable pot.
The chasing pack asked plenty of questions late on but the winner kept pulling out in front and held last year's winner Geological by half a length to score at 7-1.
That completed a double for McCann and McGovern after Chicago School denied Bluesbreak right on the line in the opening Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap.
The latter looked to have done enough when forging ahead a furlong out but the 8-1 chance came with a determined late run to get up by a head.
Princess Yaza followed up her maiden victory over the same course and distance when taking the Christmas Party Packages At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap.< Storm Has Broken led them into the home straight but Colin Keane's mount hit the front a furlong out and kept on well to justify 2-1 favouritism with three lengths to spare over War Hero
The application of cheekpieces worked the oracle for Adaliya (4-5fav) as Mick Halford's charge dominated the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden under Pat Smullen to beat Stranagone by a length and three-quarters.
Smullen brought up his double when partnering the Thomas Mullins-trained Repare Mon (7-1) to a one-length success over Pass The Ball in the second division of the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap.
Division one saw Rock On Dandy add to a recent victory at the track with a taking performance from the front as he saw off the challenge of High Kicker by a length and three-quarters at 9-2.< Wooster got off the mark at the ninth attempt when powering home to record a two-length verdict over Nivvo in the Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Maiden.
