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Review dundalk 23rd Oct

Take Cover (Fran Berry, red, to the fore) is strongest in the Mercury StakesTake Cover (Fran Berry, red, to the fore) is strongest in the Mercury Stakes
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< Take Cover produced a telling performance from the front to land Listed honours at Dundalk in the Mercury Stakes.

Trained by David Griffiths in South Yorkshire, the 3-1 second favourite was always at the head of affairs in the five-furlong sprint, but he kept up the gallop well for Fran Berry, recording a length-and-a-half success over fellow British raider Speed Hawk with another Brit, Marsha in third.< Heavy Weight came back from almost three years on the sidelines to land the Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Handicap.

In what must be considered a tremendous training feat from Jim Bolger, the 10-1 chance ran on strongly in the closing stages under Rory Cleary, grabbing Back On Top on the line and scoring by a short head.

It was a case of lucky number 13 for Laharde as he got off the mark at the 13th attempt in the Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Maiden.

David Marnane's 5-1 chance picked up nicely two furlongs out for Connor King, and just had to be kept up to his work in the closing stages to beat Falcao by a length and three-quarters.< Kotonic (5-2 favourite) got the better of a titanic battle with Sweetie Jar to land the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap for Michael Callaghan and Killian Leonard.< Tooreen Legend built on a recent course third when asserting in the final furlong of the Crowne Plaza Race And Stay Handicap under Billy Lee.

Tommy Stack's 2-1 favourite tracked the early pacesetters and picked them up well, running on to beat Break My Mind by a length and three-quarters.

Ross Coakley got the best out of Johnny Murtagh's Yulong Baozuo (16-1), getting on top in the final strides to deny Skerray Rules by a neck in the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey And Trainer Championship Apprentice Handicap.