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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Dundalk specialist Golden Twilight leads home Halford 1-2

Fri 28th Oct 2022, 21:06

Golden Twilight (red/white) beating CeallachGolden Twilight (red/white) beating Ceallach
© Photo Healy Racing

Michael Halford saddled a notable 1-2 in the concluding Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Buy Online Handicap as Golden Twilight held off stablemate Ceallach

Golden Twilight has now scored on his last four visits to this venue including a good payday here in August when landing the Irish Stallion Farms EBF ‘Red God’ Handicap.

Ronan Whelan had the five-year-old prominent throughout and he kept on gamely under pressure to hold on by a neck from Ceallach, who didn’t enjoy the clearest of passages. Alaroos was a length back in third.

Halford said, "He's a great horse around here, he just loves that surface. He's very gutsy and that was a great weight-carrying performance.

"It is a pleasure to have him and his owner is a local man, so it is great for him to have a winner. It's great to see a horse that enjoys it so much. He has earned a break.

"I'm delighted with the runner-up too. He did (get into a barging match) and Shane (Foley) said he was a bit unlucky, it just didn't happen for him.

"He finished out well. We stepped him up to a mile and a half to see if he got it, but he got it well and again he is a horse that loves that surface. He's a work in progress, and is getting stronger there all the time."

Quotes by Michael Halford

1st
11/2
Tote €7.00 €1.90
2nd
nk
8/1
€2.40
3rd
1L
4/1
€1.60
4th
1.25L
22/1
bf
0.75L
6/4Fav
About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.