JUST over a fortnight on from her initial success at the Curragh, Nicola Burns registered a second when guiding Sporting Hero (11/2) to victory in the opening Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race.

Leading home a 1-2 for Denis Hogan, the Bobby’s Kitten four-year-old had a protracted tussle with stable companion Land Lover from the two-furlong pole, with just a short head between them at the line.