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Keane bests Lee in top jockeys' clash

The grey Daboya The grey Daboya
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Top jockeys Colin Keane and Billy Lee were aboard the 6/4 joint-favourites in Tramore's Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap over a mile and a-half, and it was six-time Irish champion Keane who landed the spoils on Daboya

A winner at Ballinrobe on her previous start, the Goatsbridge Syndicate's five-year tracked the pace-setting La Dame Blanche before heading that one over a furlong out, and she stayed on well to win by two and three-quarter lengths from Lee's mount Marmeladova

Winning trainer Dick Donohoe said "She is a great fun mare who brings her owners to all these places and is dual-purpose, so she can go back over hurdles as well, when the rain comes. I'd imagine Galway will be next for another Flat race, as she hasn't enough experience for a handicap hurdle yet. 

"Colin is class, and knows what he is doing all the time. The syndicate are all from nearby in Thomastown, so they're out in force."

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.