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Review dundalk 27th Mar
Grey horse Togoville keeps his head in front
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< Togoville has really thrust trainer Georgios Pakidis into the headlines over the last few months and the spirited grey won for the fourth time in his last six races with a gutsy success in the feature At The Races Prize Rush On Facebook Handicap at Dundalk.
Sent off the 5-2 favourite, the five-year-old was pushed into the lead by regular pilot Gary Carroll and was still travelling well as they turned into the straight, where the ones harrying him were Strait Of Zanzibar and Have A Great Day
There wasn't much in it all the way to the line, but Togoville kept answering every call from his rider and still held the advantage by a neck as they passed the post.< Indian Tomahawk won his maiden at Dundalk last November and reappeared to follow up in a thrilling finish to the Compare Prices At attheraces.com/odds Median Auction Race in the hands of Shane Kelly.< Tomorrow Morning made a valiant effort to lead all the way but she was swamped deep inside the final furlong as the Michael O'Callaghan-trained winner (7-2) swept past and then just held off the fast-finishing favourite Maira by a neck.
Johnny Feane's 11-8 favourite Asian Wing had never tried two miles before the At The Races UPC 418 Handicap but it proved no problem as Fran Berry switched him off and slipped into the lead a quarter of a mile out before clearing away to score by six lengths.
Berry doubled up on Anthony McCann's well-backed top-weight Shabra Emperor (2-1 favourite) in the At The Races Sky 415 Handicap, travelling well and hitting the front a furlong and a half out before running on strongly to beat Cappadocia by two lengths.
Pat Smullen broke away from the stalls smartly on No Fear in the Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap and Willie McCreery's 2-1 shot was never headed, though favourite Octavia was a little short of room when challenging and got within a length.
Tom Cleary's Dancingwithangels (12-1) broke her duck at the 35th attempt in the Visit attheraces.com/topoffers Maiden, while Dermot Weld's Don Camillo (4-7 favourite) was anot