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A trainer firmly on the up after the major upheaval of starting again from scratch
Andrew DietzReporter
Adrian Keatley: expanding his Malton stable and making a success of fresh startCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)
Last Saturday could not match the quality of King George day but the action again served notice of a trainer climbing the ladder.
In the case of Adrian Keatley, back up the ladder is a more accurate description as he won the Irish 1,000 Guineas with Jet Setting in his home country before moving to the Malton area in 2020.
It was a bold decision to up sticks and start afresh in a different country, but Keatley felt it was the only way to salvage his career after just two winners in Ireland in the whole of 2019.
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