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John O'Riordan

John O'Riordan

Jered Maddox returns to form to register a sixth Dundalk success

Fri 5th Apr 2024, 17:17

Jered Maddox and Luke McAteer win for trainer David Marnane Healy RacingJered Maddox and Luke McAteer win for trainer David Marnane Healy Racing
© Photo Healy Racing

Jered Maddox stayed on strongly inside the final furlong to record his sixth win on the all-weather surface when taking the opening Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap.

David Marnane 's eight-year-old gelding can usually be relied upon to give his running in this grade but after a trio of below par efforts in recent months he was sent off a relative outsider at 22-1 here.

Held up towards rear by jockey Luke McAteer in the initial stages, the gelding was switched to the stands rail as the field split into two groups entering the straight. Another Dundalk veteran, Tai Sing Yeh led the overall race on the far side.

The eventual winner still had plenty to do over a furlong from the finish but once McAteer got to the leaders he found a more than willing partner. Leading over 100 yards out, Jered Maddox stayed on strongly to win by one-and-three-quarter lengths.

Luke McAteer said: "The handicapper didn't miss him when he won in Laytown.

"He has been running well and has only been beaten a couple of lengths.

"He had come down that few pound and David's horses are running well. He is a talented horse on his day.

"Turning in, I had plenty to do and he went through the gears nicely, and picked up and won. Hopefully, there is another day in him."

Additional reporting by Michael Graham.

1st
22/1
Tote €28.90 €6.50
2nd
1.75L
9/1
€2.60
3rd
hd
16/1
€4.60
4th
shd
12/1
bf
2L
7/4Fav
About John O'Riordan
John has worked for the Press Association since 2022. He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Field and is a regular contributor to the Irish Racing Yearbook. He has previously written for the Racing Post, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mirror. He has been involved in racing for over three decades; having experience as a syndicate member, sole owner and breeder.