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Adrian Keatley to send mare to Dublin Racing Festival - and calls on other British-based trainers to follow suit
Adrian Keatley: set to run Belle Of Annandale at the Dublin Racing Festival this weekendCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)
Adrian Keatley is set to saddle a rare British-trained runner at the Dublin Racing Festival this weekend and has questioned why more do not do the same.
Keatley, a Kildare native who relocated to North Yorkshire in the 2019-20 season, plans to saddle Belle Of Annandale in the €100,000 Paddy Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle (12.40) at Leopardstown on Sunday.
Just a handful of British-trained horses are entered over the two days, a year on from only three making the journey.
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