ANDY Oliver’s good strike rate at Dundalk Stadium was maintained on Friday night when, from two runners, his Financial Conduct justified favouritism in the mile and a half handicap under Shane Foley.

In other flat news, Donegal’s Martin Harley continues to notch up the winners on the all-weather in Britain while Pat Cosgrave visited the No 1 spot twice last week at Meydan in Dubai, his Thursday victory coming in the Jaguar F Type Handicap (which had a first prize of £71,111 (US$160,000)) on the Northern-bred Best Solution.