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Indian bids for further Dundalk glory

Indian Landing winning at Dundalk last yearIndian Landing winning at Dundalk last year
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Indian Landing aims to secure his third course and distance victory in the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap on Friday evening.

The Tracey Collins-trained six-year-old has won four races in all and struck under the floodlights in February and December of last year. He is on a career-high mark of 82 ahead of his latest assignment and Collins is confident of a bold show.

She said: "He's well, he's in good form and seven (furlongs) is his trip. It's a competitive race and hopefully he'll put his best foot forward. He's a bizarre horse in that he handles Dundalk and yet his best form on the turf is on heavy ground. It makes him quite versatile."

Dancing Cosmos has won three times for Pat Shanahan, twice over nine furlongs at Wolverhampton and once over a mile at Dundalk. She comes back in trip, which her trainer admits might not be ideal.

Shanahan said: "She's in good form and we're hoping for a good run. I'd rather it was a mile but we'll have a go over the seven (furlongs). She is stepping up a bit in class going from a 0-70 to a 0-85 handicap but I'm expecting a big run. Wayne (Lordan) won on her the last day and it's good to have him again."

Maontri is aiming to complete a quickfire course hat-trick, with trainer Matty Tynan saying: "We always knew she was decent but we didn't know how good she was. She had a few niggly problems that held her up but nothing too serious. I like to give my horses time as it's so hard to get a good one.

"I wouldn't be running her every Friday but she's coming out of her races so well and Dixie Sheehy rides her out and said we have to run her again as she is in such good form. We have our own pool as well from spring water which helps to keep her fit."

Captain Cullen, Cash Or Casualty and Muck 'N' Brass complete the six-runner field.