The season’s leading riders, Wayne Lordan and Pat Smullen, moved onto the 20 winner mark when hitting the target early in Dundalk last night.

In double form two weeks ago, Jim Bolger was on the mark again at Dundalk last night when Kevin Manning provided him with another brace of winners, Naoise and Gort Na Mona.

DOUBLES for champion jockey Johnny Murtagh and Niall McCullagh, along with trainer Eddie Lynam, proved the highlights of Dundalk’s first meeting of 2012 last night.

KEVIN Manning and Michael Hussey shared the riding honours when recording doubles at last night’s pre-Christmas meeting in Dundalk.