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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Keane now No 1 in Lyons yard

Mon 9th Jun 2014, 19:41

Colin Keane pictured with trainer Matty Tynan after rode Coto to victory at Naas in AprilColin Keane pictured with trainer Matty Tynan after rode Coto to victory at Naas in April
© Photo Healy Racing

After the success of his Apache Trooper in the third at Roscommon Ger Lyons made the announcement that Colin Keane is now his first jockey.

Keane, who is a son of trainer Ger Keane and finished second to Connor King in the apprentice title race last season, has already ridden sixteen winners this season, the majority of which have been for Lyons.

"As of today Colin Keane is officially my number one jockey. Gary (Carroll) will ride what Colin doesn’t and Emmett (McNamara) is there too." Lyons stated.

Additional reporting by Michael Graham

Jockeys Trainers Ger Lyons Colin Keane
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.
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