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Mike Vince reflects on the Irish Flat Jockeys' Championship which went the way of Colin Keane

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Mike Vince reflects on the Irish Flat Jockeys' Championship which went the way of Colin Keane

Colin Keane won the Irish Flat Jockeys' Championship in 2022. He also won a Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby on Westover. Billy Lee was the runner-up. Keane and Lee are good friends. They will meet at Dundalk on Friday and then at Naas at the weekend. They both grew up in the sport with parents as trainers. Ireland has great depth of jockeying talent. Ryan Moore is the most successful jockey at Ballydoyle. Shane Cross, Dylan Browne McMonagle and Chris Hayes are rising stars.

Mike Vince reflects on the Irish Flat Jockeys' Championship. He encourages readers to wager only what they can afford to lose.

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