Seanie fancied over his favourite trip Seanie has proved a real seven-furlong specialist for connections and the son of Kodiac holds strong claims over his favourite trip against nine rivals in the featured Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Awards 2015 Handicap at Dundalk on Friday evening. David Marnane has enjoyed a decent run with his string here over the past eight weeks with five winners and numerous placed horses, and the Bansha handler has again booked Billy Lee after the six-year-old gelding shaped well over an inadequate six furlongs here last week. Togoville has scored six times on the Polytrack over a variety of trips in the past 12 months, although the progressive grey has a little bit to find with Seanie on running here last Friday. Reckless Lad is another in-form Dundalk performer to consider, while Bishan Bedi and Chestnut Fire will also have their supporters. Marnane has chances elsewhere on this eight-race card, notably with the consistent Kodiac's Back in the opening Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Rated Race and Maskoon in the concluding Dundalk Stadium Racing Returns Friday 8th January 2016 Handicap. Fran Berry rarely leaves the Polytrack empty-handed, and could land both divisions of the Big Bad Bob Maiden with In Her Stride and Showbiz Exclusive. The David Wachman-trained In Her Stride showed promise over course and distance last time and may prove difficult to beat in what looks the weaker of the two divisions, while any market move for Andy Oliver's newcomer Showbiz Exclusive would be interesting. Johnny Murtagh had Set To Fire among the five-day entries for the Big Bad Bob Maiden, and it looks significant that he's elected to run her instead off top-weight in the Happy Christmas To All Our Patrons Nursery. Ross Coakley takes off a handy 5lb, and she probably has most to fear from Oscar Dominguez and Intrepid Prince.
