Keane doubles his money on Dollar Value

Colin Keane brought up his Navan brace with a front-running ride on Dollar Value in the mile and six handicap.

He sent his mount into an early lead and Dollar Value raced clear with Sharjah before the top of the hill.

Keane had kept petrol in the tank when the closers arrived on the scene as he drove his mount home by a length and a quarter at the business end.

Dollar Value was a 9/2 joint favourite and beat 6/1 shot Extensio into second. The veteran Sharjah ran a fine race in third at 50/1. Kalanoura completed the placings in fourth at 12/1.

Trainer Tom McCourt said: “Colin was very good on him. He went a fair old clip until the end of the back straight and then gave him a nice breather over the hill. He kept at it very well.

“He's a right horse on his day, I know it's a low grade. Jumping is his game but I just thought that there was another one of these in him.

“He does handle a dig in the ground as well, so we'll keep going until the ground turns heavy.

“We're tempted to go for a chase again next and we'll give him a little bit of jumping over the next couple of weeks.”

Keane is now 46 winners clear of Shane Foley in his bid to retain the jockeys' crown.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson