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Keane doubles up on Son Of Hypnos

Son Of Hypnos makes it two in a rowSon Of Hypnos makes it two in a row
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In-form Son Of Hypnos supplemented last week's Galway victory by winning the concluding Oola Handicap in Tipperary.

Colin Keane drove him past Nibblers Charm racing to the final furlong of this extended mile and a half assignment.

The new leader was closely followed through by Galeola but he found more at the business end and scored by a length and a quarter at 8/1.

Second-placed Galeola was returned at 11/1. Sage Advice 15/2 - 9/2, came through for third as Nibblers Charm weakened.

This gave Keane a double on the card as he landed the preceding race on Blackstone Cliff

Trainer Matthew Smith said: "He stays well, is pretty uncomplicated and Colin said he was happy enough to take a lead as they were going hard enough.

"The cheekpieces worked well on him the last day and we left them on him.

"I'll talk to my father (Kevin, owner) and see what to do, but Colin said you'd imagine he could jump a hurdle in future. He obviously goes on any type of ground too."

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

1st
8/1
Tote €9.00 €2.90
2nd
1.25L
11/1
€2.00
3rd
2L
9/2
€2.10
4th
1L
7/2
bf
0.5L
5/2Fav
About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.