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Review dundalk 18th Dec

Bishan Bedi and Ana O'BrienBishan Bedi and Ana O'Brien
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There was a double for Aidan O'Brien at Dundalk on Friday evening, including a thrilling success from Bishan Bedi in the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Awards 2015 Handicap.

A winner here earlier in the month, the 7-1 chance had a mountain to climb at the rear as Split The Atom stole a march on his rivals with two furlongs to go.

However, the trainer's daughter, Ana, got a fine tune out of the four-year-old as the pair flew home and collared the leader by a neck right on the line, with Togovile a short-head back in third.

The Ballydoyle handler had already struck with Oscar Dominguez , who ran out an impressive winner of the Happy Christmas To All Our Patrons Nursery Handicap.

This time it was O'Brien's son, Donnacha, doing the steering as the 15-8 favourite powered into the lead over a furlong out and raced three lengths clear of Dashing Chief .

There was also a double for Fran Berry, who brought up his two-timer with a dominant three-and-a-half-length victory from Rock On Rosie on Presenting Julio (5-2) in the Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Maiden.

Berry helped In Her Stride (15-8) hold the late lunge of A Shin Impala by a neck to land division one of the Big Bad Bob Maiden, while the second instalment saw Alphonsus finish with a wet sail to justify 7-4 favouritism by two and a half lengths from Roman Impero .

Political Policy made it three wins from his last four starts when coming home two and three-quarter lengths ahead of Brosnan in the Dundalk Stadium Racing Returns Friday 8th January 2016 Handicap.

Billy Lee timed his challenge to perfection on board Northern Surprise (11-1) in the opening Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Rated Race.

Poetic Choice looked to have done enough when forging a length ahead of Hat Alnasar inside the final furlong, but Tim Doyle's charge flew home down the outside to get up by a head in the shadow of the post.

Gold Not Silver held Masterchippy by three-quarters of a length to score in the Winter Series At Dundalk 2016 Apprentice Handicap.