Double and a ban for Keane

IT was a mixed night for teenager Colin Keane at Dundalk last night, completing the first double of his career, on Mountain Coral and Knockgraffon Lad, and picking up a three-day careless riding ban following an incident in the apprentice handicap.

Seven-year-old Mountain Coral, owned and trained by Fran Oakes, registered his first win since the summer of 2009 when getting the better of Farmleigh House in the opening Christmas Parties At Dundalk Handicap and will return to the track for a similar handicap next Friday.

Keane completed his double and brought his career total to nine when Knockgraffon Lad, an emphatic winner on the track last week, followed-up under a cool ride by Keane, pouncing inside the final furlong to beat Daiy Mountain in a division of the [e-mail] Handicap.