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Keane records Navan treble as Forlio wins for Flynn

Forlio and Colin Keane won second time together Forlio and Colin Keane won second time together
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Colin Keane completed a treble on the card when partnering the Paul Flynn trained Forlio to win Division l of the Racing Again 22nd October Handicap at Navan.

Sent off 9/2, the gelding was held up in mid division in the early stage of the contest. Pushed along over two furlongs out, the son of Mayson came through to head leader Purring Along over a furlong from home.

Soon ridden to assert, the six-year-old went clear up the hill to beat Prom Queen by five-lengths.

Paul Flynn said: "I think he is a well-handicapped horse on his previous form.

"The boys have been patient. We brought him to Ffos Las thinking it was a penalty kick and the jockey (David Probert) that rode him there that day just said to get his wind looked at. We brought him down to Ben Brain and he found a little problem, an entrapment of some sort that he was carrying for a while.

"It is great that the lads were patient and stuck with him. He was off a low mark today and I don't think it was the greatest of contests.

"He's in again on Monday (Roscommon). Unless anything is wrong, he will run again.

"He always worked seriously well at home and never quite got there because obviously there was something stopping him. It is great to see him do that. Maybe the problem never arises at home because he works so well that he is maybe not under pressure until he goes to the track.

"We got great information off the jockey anyway!"

Additional reporting by Michael Graham.

1st
9/2
Tote €5.50 €1.20
2nd
5L
80/1
€13.00
3rd
0.75L
40/1
€7.60
4th
0.5L
11/2
€1.60
bf
0.5L
4/1JFav
bf
1L
4/1JFav
About John O'Riordan
John has worked for the Press Association since 2022. He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Field and is a regular contributor to the Irish Racing Yearbook. He has previously written for the Racing Post, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mirror. He has been involved in racing for over three decades; having experience as a syndicate member, sole owner and breeder.