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Gary Carson

Gary Carson

Keane completes treble on impressive Duke

Sat 21st Aug 2021, 17:51

Duke De Sessa and Colin Keane Duke De Sessa and Colin Keane
© Photo Healy Racing

Colin Keane continued to dominate at the Curragh this afternoon when completed a quick-fire treble aboard easy winner Duke De Sessa in the Coolmore Arizona Irish EBF Maiden.

It was also a second winner on the card for trainer Dermot Weld after he landed the opener with Eclat De Lumiere

Duke De Sessa had been a fast finishing third on his debut at Galway and made no mistake today at odds of 6/4.

Kean's mount travelled smoothly on the rail before cruising to the front passing the two furlong pole.

He was asked to stretch away over a furlong out and went on to post a comprehensive four-and-three-quarter length win over Adonis

“He did that very nicely and did what we expected him to do. He's a lovely colt,” said Weld.

“He was probably unlucky not to win in Galway but he's progressed from that and learned from that day. You could call him a winner a long way down there.

“He'll have one more run this year in a group race. I'll speak with Maurice Regan and see which one we'll pick.

“He's a very smart colt and a lovely horse to look forward to, a potential Guineas horse for next year.”

1st
6/4Fav
Tote €2.60 €1.10
2nd
4.75L
10/1
€2.80
3rd
1.25L
16/1
€3.30
4th
1.25L
125/1
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.