TRAINER Michael Halford and stable jockey Shane Foley continued their fantastic recent run with another winner at Dundalk last Friday but arguably the training performance of the session went to Johnny Levins, whose Havelock Ellis advertised the rookie trainer’s abilities in winning the concluding Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap.

Havelock Ellis (9/4 favourite), who carries the colours of David Byrne and Carol O’Neill, wife of bookmaker Conor O’Neill, won at the same venue the previous Friday and while he was penalised 10lb for the win, Levins elected to claim 10lb from the gelding when legging up his stable apprentice Donagh O’Connor for the ride.