Colin Keane, now a clear second behind Pat Smullen in the Jockeys Championship race, provided his boss Ger Lyons with a first and last race double on Mint Chai and Chapter Seven in Bellewstown last night.

MASTERCRAFTSMAN came through his Breeders Cup prep successfully at Dundalk last night, outclassing his ten rivals in the Group 3 Diamond.

FORMER champion Barry Geraghty took the riding honours at Kilbeggan’s final meeting of 2004 yesterday, recording a chase double on Rocking Ship and Johnjoe’s Express.