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Captain Joy gains sixth Dundalk win

Captain Joy (second from right)Captain Joy (second from right)
© Photo Healy Racing

Course specialist Captain Joy gained a sixth win at Dundalk this evening in the Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap, justifying 9/4 favouritism for jockey Joseph O'Brien.

The Herb Stanley owned five year old gelding has a 50% record at the venue and despite being no win from 15 starts on the turf, has now won half his 12 starts on the polytrack.

Winning trainer Tracey Collins later stated “he's very good up here, very consistent. He loves the place and never runs a bad race.

“He won't go to Dubai as he didn't handle it last year but there isn't much here now for him. There are those all-weather championship races in England and we might head in that direction.”

By Thomas Weekes, quotes from Gary Carson

1st
9/4Fav
Tote €3.20 €1.10
2nd
1L
15/2
€2.50
3rd
0.75L
7/1
€2.00
4th
0.75L
7/1
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.