I want more: Irish champion Colin Keane sets new target for 2021

Colin Keane: now seven winners clear of Shane Foley in the Irish jockeys' championship

Colin Keane: is already 11 clear of his nearest rival in the Irish Flat Jockeys' ChampionshipCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Ireland's champion jockey Colin Keane has set his sights on riding 101 winners this season as he attempts to win his third title in five years.

The 26-year-old, who won his first championship in 2017 after an epic duel with the late Pat Smullen, reached a century of winners for the third time last year when seeing off Shane Foley for his second title and his target is to better that this term.

He has certainly started on the right foot. A double at the Curragh on Sunday has put him on 30 winners for the campaign, already 11 clear of his nearest rival Seamie Heffernan.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 27 May 2021inNews

Last updated 11:24, 27 May 2021

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