IT came as a surprise to some that the Rockingham Handicap had eluded ‘Sprint King’ Eddie Lynam until Sunday, when the progressive five-year-old Keke added the valuable sprint to the trainer’s CV.

Owned and bred by Andrew Cohen under his Wood Hall Stud banner, the Dandy Man gelding came into the race having won four of his last seven starts, but had to overcome the traditionally unfavourable draw of stall one.