Group 1 winner in France for Colin Keane

What better way to follow up on a double at Bellewstown than a Group 1 winner in France?

That's what champions jockey Colin Keane did with an all-the-way success on the Aidan O'Brien-traimed Broome in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud this afternoon.

“It’s my first time being here, but it’s a lovely track and I had a nice, willing partner, so hopefully it’s the first of many here," the Trim man told Sky Sports Racing post-race.

Keane was notching his first top-level success in France and it was also his first outing at Saint-Cloud.

The win for Broome was a boost to the form of the Noel Meade-trained Helvic Dream which Keane partnered to Group 1 success in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh in May.

On that occasion Keane and Helvic Dream edged out Broome by a short-head.

Helvic Dream has an entry in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown in September as has Broome.