Colin Keane followed his treble at Dundalk on Friday with another three-timer at Limerick, including landing the featured 4 Of Us Play Live At Limerick Racecourse June 23rd Handicap on Song OF Namibia (7-1).
11-10 favourite Sister Blandina kicked clear off the home turn but the Ger Lyons-trained winner began to motor approaching the final furlong and surged past the Johnny Murtagh's runner on his way to recording an impressive three-and-a-half-length verdict.
Keane had already teamed up with Murtagh to help favourite backers get off to a winning start as True Valour took the opening Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden.
The 11-10 chance tracked the pace-setting Pennsylvania before picking up well when getting a gap late on and scored by half a length from the staying-on Yulong Zionghu.
Keane timed his late challenge to perfection on Mollie The Moo as the 8-1 shot denied Dandys Gold by half a length in the Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden.< Aasheq returned a beaten favourite for the fourth time in as many starts as Surrounding (13-2) landed the Family Fun Day May 21st Maiden.
Dermot Weld's charge was sent off at odds of 8-15 but failed to pick up when asked and it was Mick Halford's charge that came through to land the spoils by three-quarters of a length under Shane Foley from Golden Dandy
Halford and Foley completed a double as Shannon Soul (10-1) came from a seemingly impossible position in the Jackie Chan Allstars Play Live At Limerick Racecourse June 17th Handicap.
He lost numerous lengths at the start with a poor break but took off in the final furlong to collar Elusive Approach by a neck in the dying strides.< Epitaph couldn't repel the late lunge of Tilly's Chilly as the latter opened her account by a head in the Michael English Plays Live At Limerick Racecourse July 27th Handicap.< Bay Hill (11-2) short-headed Carta Blanca to land division one of the Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie For Twilight Racing Handicap, while Dixie Highway (7-1) edged out Blue Skimmer by a neck in the
