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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Keane doubles-up on You Can't Catch Me

Fri 22nd Jun 2018, 21:31

You Can't Catch Me is ridden out by Colin KeaneYou Can't Catch Me is ridden out by Colin Keane
© Photo Healy Racing

After winning the fourth on Artistic Melody Colin Keane doubled-up on You Can't Catch Me in the concluding Limerick Racecourse Family Fun Day 9th July Handicap.

Successful on his penultimate start over flights at Clonmel, the Kieran Purcell trained nine-year-old since finished second to Killiney Court at Downpatrick on Sunday last.

Back on the level this evening he was sent off a 5/1 chance, and was settled towards rear by Keane.

He made good progress on the outer from the three furlong pole, and was ridden with under two furlongs left to race.

The bay gelding got to the front inside the final furlong, and kept on best in the closing stages to prevail by three parts of a length. Political Policy (14/1) kept on well to take second under Gary Carroll for Gavin Cromwell, while the well-backed Denham Sound (14s in early shows and from 9/2 into 3/1 favouritism on-course) was another length and a half back in third, with Billy Lee aboard this one for Charles Byrnes.

Purcell said afterwards: "He loves that ground and it couldn't be quick enough for him. Hopefully we'll have a summer like this!

"We might go to Galway for the amateur handicap and will probably get into it now and he'll run if the ground is suitable."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes

About Donal Murphy
Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.