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Review dundalk 17th Jan

Fri 17th Jan 2014, 21:30

Soft Power will have enjoyed her first experience of racing with this easy win at DundalkSoft Power will have enjoyed her first experience of racing with this easy win at Dundalk
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Eddie Lynam landed a double under the Dundalk lights featuring the victory of newcomer Soft Power in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Maiden.

Carrying the colours made famous by crack sprinters Sole Power and Slade Power, the three-year-old was sent off the 2-5 favourite for her introduction to the racetrack and was given a confident ride by Pat Smullen.

The filly cruised up to the lead going to the final furlong in the seven-furlong contest and was not hard pressed to go clear before beating Osuileabhain by six lengths.

Lynam had already struck with the maiden Wishyouwerehere 7-4 favourite for the Dundalk Stadium Racecourse Of The Year Handicap, who cut down Count Of Carabass close home to win by three-quarters of a length under Niall McCullagh.< Maontri is still making rapid strides judged by the way the seven-year-old mare put the opposition to the sword in the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap, completing a January hat-trick at the track despite a 25lb rise in the ratings.

Matty Tynan's 15-8 chance was given a nice tow by the front-running Cash Or Casualty and led at the top of the straight before clearing away under Colin Keane to score by three and a quarter lengths from Captain Cullen < Fairy Court (14-1), an eight-year-old gelding wearing blinkers for the first time and trained by Thomas Cummins, landed an extraordinary victory in the Follow Dundalk On Facebook Handicap, building up a 15-length mid-race lead under Ian Queally and galloping on strongly to win by eight and a half lengths.

Conor Hoban soon tacked across to lead on Above The Law in the Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Rated Race and Andy Oliver's 4-1 shot, wearing a first-time hood, kept on well to score by three lengths.

Garvan Donnelly's Lily's Prince (10-1) seemed to enjoy the open spaces down the outside as he put in a long, smooth run under Gary Phillips to grab Runaiocht in the shadow of the post for a half-length success in the Jolly January Dining Handicap.