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Sean O'Keeffe secures 675-1 double as Famous Escape cruises home
Sean O'Keeffe: landed a 675-1 double at Ballinrobe on WednesdayCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)
Sean O'Keeffe sealed a 675-1 double in fairly comfortable circumstances as the rider scored with a pair of 25-1 shots.
The jockey's first success came in the second division of the 2m1½f handicap hurdle, where Our Nancy held off the challenge of Yeat's Encore to score by five and a half lengths.
O'Keeffe struck again an hour later in the 2m6f mares' maiden hurdle with Famous Escape, who took the lead jumping the last and left her rivals in her dust, running out a 15-length winner.
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