Siskin in ‘great nick’ ahead of Classic date, insists Colin Keane

9 August 2019; Siskin, with Colin Keane up, on their way to winning The Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at The Curragh Racecourse in Kildare. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Colin Keane reports Siskin to be in "great nick" ahead of the Irish 2,000 Guineas on Friday week and believes the colt's chilled demeanour will give him every chance of seeing out his first start at a mile.

Unbeaten in four starts over six furlongs as a juvenile, the Ger Lyons-trained son of First Defence shocked connections when blotting his copybook in the Group 1Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket last September, becoming fractious in the stalls and eventually having to be withdrawn.