At odds of 18/1, The Echo Boy won the two-mile three-furlong handicap chase under JJ Slevin at Kilbeggan on Friday evening. Owned by Fidelma Toole, the 10-year-old raced clear after the fourth-last fence and never saw another rival as he came home a six and a half-length winner from the Gordon Elliott-trained 7/2 favourite Arctic Ambition.
First finishes first in the first The card last Friday opened up with the Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap and saw the J.
On Friday December 17th, the curtain came down on racing at Dundalk for another year, one that was very rewarding despite problems presented by the ongoing figh.