Captain Joy (second from right)© Photo Healy Racing
< Captain Joy again showed his liking for Dundalk as he recorded his sixth victory on the all-weather track in the feature Dundalk Stadium Light Up Your Night Handicap.
The Tracey Collins-trained grey, who has never won anywhere else, was sent off the 9-4 favourite to follow up a last-time-out success in October and was settled just behind the pace set by Misty Lane and Fastidious in the seven-furlong contest.
Joseph O'Brien struck for the inside once they reached the straight and Captain Joy led in the final furlong before being driven out for a length success, with Fastidious keeping on well from the front to take second spot.< Kimbay (9-2) landed her fourth victory in five starts since joining the stable of Kildare-based Noel Lawlor as she defied another ratings rise in the Christmas Party Packages At Dundalk Stadium Handicap.
Up to a mark of 71 after starting her sequence off 52, the filly was soon up with the pace under Rory Cleary and took over from favourite Majestic Timeline nearing the furlong pole before beating the long-time leader by three-quarters of a length.
Pat Flynn's Twistsandturns (3-1 joint-favourite) posted his third success from five starts this year in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap, hitting the front well over a furlong out under Leigh Roche and holding Rockview Emperor by a neck.
Fran Berry delivered Charles O'Brien's 3-1 shot Sgt Rock with a telling run down the outside to lead a furlong and a half out and race clear for a length victory over promising newcomer Period Piece in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.
The jockey doubled up when Anthony McCann's well-backed Shabra Emperor (8-1) swept through to lead inside the final furlong before getting the better of a duel with Elusive In Paris to take the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap by a length.
Michael O'Callaghan's youngster Clutchingatstraws was sent off the 4-7 favourite for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden and after travelling nicely into the lead well over a furlong out, she was driven c
