Saga Bolton (nearest) beats Duchess Of Marmite© Photo Healy Racing
< Saga Bolton denied British raider Duchess Of Marmite in a head-bobbing finish to the Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap.
The lightly-raced four-year-old saw his hat-trick bid come up short here last week and was off a 1lb higher mark, but sat at the foot of the weights.
Duchess Of Marmite, Richard Hughes' first runner in Ireland since turning his hand to training, came with a strong effort from the rear but the line came in time for Saga Bolton, who held on by a short head as a 9-2 shot.< Hat Alnasar and Ebadan gave Mick Halford a double on the card.
Hat Alnasar (3-1) doesn't know how to run a bad race and set sail for home at the top of the straight in the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap.< Marise emerged as the chief threat, but Hat Alnasar stuck his neck out well to triumph by a length and a quarter.
Ebadan landed the odds in the Big Bad Bob Maiden.
Halford's colt has got better with racing and the 4-6 favourite hit the front at the two-furlong pole.< A Shin Impala followed him through but Pat Smullen kept the market leader up to his work and prevailed by a length and a half.< Little Sweetheart has been a revelation since switching to the Polytrack and justified 13-8 favouritism in the Winter Series At Dundalk Handicap.
Pat Flynn's mare, who was first and second here before Christmas, led from the outset and although she was pressed by Times In Anatefka for much of the straight, she flashed past the post three-quarters of a length to the good over the running-on Mr Right < Zylan (9-4) took advantage of a notable drop in grade to come out on top in the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race, while Tribal Path (11-4) made every post a winning one under Donagh O'Connor in the Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Apprentice Handicap.
