Keane and King best in Group 3 at Leopardstown

Colin Keane added another winner to his 2021 tally when he partnered the Ger Lyons-trained Maker Of Kings to victory in the Group 3 Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown today.

Maker Of Kings had been placed four times as a juvenile in 2019 when trained by Gordon Elliott, but moved from Longwood to Kiltale for the 2020 campaign.

Wins at Gowran Park in a maiden and a Tipperary handicap followed and this year there was a runner-up spot in the Lincoln at the Curragh in March, but today was a more stern test.

Maker Of Kings was up to the task and Colin Keane got the better of the Dermot Weld-trained Erzindjan by a length and a quarter with the Jessica Harrinton-trained Ace Aussie a neck further back in third.