Cork report: Colin Keane extends jockeys' championship lead to five over Shane Foley

It was also a red-letter day for 18-year-old Ben Kennedy from Dingle, who got off the mark for his career

Starlight Dream and Colin Keane (left) beats Menagerie (Mikey Sheehy) for owner Debbie Kelly and trainer Matthew Smith. Picture: Healy Racing.

In the jockeys’ championship, Colin Keane extended his lead over Shane Foley to five winners with two wins to Foley’s one at Cork today, while it was also a red-letter day for young Ben Kennedy, who got off the mark for his career.

Keane’s first winner, Sir Lucan, was an uneasy favourite in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction but got his head in front under a strong ride. Flying Visit set out to make all under a clever ride by Kevin Manning but Keane got a good tune out of the Aidan O’Brien-trained Sir Lucan and the brother to Sir Dragonet got up in the dying strides to collar the top weight.