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Review dundalk 5th Sep

Sun 5th Sep 2010, 18:20

< Whisper Cool took the feature Fairways Hotel Race & Stay Package Handicap at Dundalk to add to his debut victory over hurdles at Killarney last month.

Willie McCreery's gelding was settled in second spot by Kieran O'Neill in the extended mile-and-a-quarter contest as Bright Horizon led at a fair clip, and he made up ground as they came down the straight.< Lastofthemohicans and High Importance laid down strong challenges entering the closing stages, but Whisper Cool (9-2) stayed on stoutly and got in front half a furlong out to score by a neck.< Factum was sent off the 1-2 favourite to deliver another victory for the in-form Aidan O'Brien team in the Damien Dempsey Live At Dundalk Race, but gave his supporters a real scare before landing the prize.

The juvenile had Triple Eight for company all the way and the latter appeared to be going better coming down the straight, but Johnny Murtagh forced the favourite in front by a short head on the line.

The jockey soon made it a double when partnering David Wachman's Warning Flag (3-1) to a cosy victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden.

Runner-up on his Cork debut a fortnight ago, the youngster was up front all the way and after fending off the attentions of It's Freezing comfortably held The Reaper by a length and a half.

David Marnane provided a one-two in the Group Discounts At Dundalk Stadium Maiden as Move (4-1) edged out Sensational Day in a tight finish.

The latter was up with the pace all the way, but was collared close home by her stable companion after Colm O'Donoghue put in a sustained challenge down the centre of the track to get there by a head.

The trainer-jockey combination were completing a double after The Grey Rebel (9-2) squeezed through a narrow gap in the final furlong to grab the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap by a neck.