Unaccompanied hated the conditions.
Unaccompanied finished a poor 4th in yesterdays BHP Irish Champion Hurdle but ground conditions were to blame. Ground conditions seem to the reason for the poor performance of Unaccompanied in yesterdays Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. Dermot Weld’s talented filly that beat St Nicholas Abbey on the flat...
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Another Hurricane forecast for March
Hurricane Fly now as low as 5/6 to gain back to back Champion Hurdles. The Hurricane that was forecast for Leopardstown on Sunday definitely was correctly predicted as the rain lashed down but despite the bad weather, one such superstar by the name of Hurricane Fly was sure to please the crowds. Despite not been...
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Weld hoping for Champion pointer
Dermot Weld expects to have a better idea of where Unaccompanied stands in the pecking order after she runs in the BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on 29 January. The five-year-old mare has really come of age this season, having shown last term that she was among the best around. She beat subsequent Breeders’...
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Unaccompanied beats the boys at Leopardstown
Classy filly Unaccompanied showed the boys the way home with an impressive performance in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown. The four-year-old was a Grade One winner at the track in February before going on to fill the runner-up spot in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham. She also secured a Listed prize...
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Mullins and Hurricane Fly claim HRI awards
Willie Mullins claimed the National Hunt honour for the third year in a row at the Horse Racing Ireland Awards in Dublin today. Mullins’ Hurricane Fly was also crowned Horse of the Year after landing a trio of Champion Hurdles at Leopardstown, Cheltenham and Punchestown. The handling of Hurricane Fly was...
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Celebrity wins the feature for Weld
Celebrity Sevi landed the feature Carlingford Stakes at Dundalk for the Dermot Weld yard in a thrilling finish. Sent off the 11-4 favourite in the absence of Bob Le Beau, the three-year-old was settled in third place by Pat Smullen as Priomhbhean built up a 10-length lead in the extended mile-and-a-quarter Listed...
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Unaccompanied set for Naas
Unaccompanied may turn out over hurdles at Naas on Saturday following her comeback run on the Flat at Leopardstown. Runner-up in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, the daughter of Danehill Dancer gave a glimpse of things to come when second in a 10-furlong handicap on Sunday, and is reported to have come...
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Universe back on song at Navan
Galway Hurdle disappointment Hidden Universe got back on track in the October Maiden at Navan . Dermot Weld’s classy novice hurdler (9-4 favourite) returned to the Flat for the first time since last October and didn’t let down his supporters. Chaperoned and Louisville Lip were both arguably travelling...
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Double for Weld and Smullen at Roscommon
Dermot Weld’s excellent run of form continued at Roscommon, with Modern Romance making an impressive debut in rain-soaked conditions. The daughter of Muhtathir was tucked in behind the leaders as they straightened up for home in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden. Pat Smullen brought...
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Purpose wins the Ballyroan at Leopardstown
Sense Of Purpose gave Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen a third consecutive win in the Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown. Smullen was in exceptional form in this Group Three affair, making every yard of the running aboard the Galileo filly. In doing so, she confirmed her superiority over Bob Le Beau, who had finished...
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Weld signs off with winner 17
The peerless Dermot Weld took his final haul at the Galway Festival to 17 winners when Comedic Art, his last runner of the week, was a smooth scorer of yesterday’s fillies maiden at Ballybrit. Smashing his previous best of 11 last year, the Rosewell House maestro missed his last winner of the week...
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Yet another treble for Weld
Dermot Weld continued his ownership of the Galway Festival with yet another treble, bringing his total number of winners for the meeting to an incredible 16. The well backed 4-9 favourite Natural High survived a scare to win the opening Jockeys’ Association Maiden Hurdle. Robbie McNamara’s mount...
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Weld breaks his record with 13th winner
Dermot Weld smashed his own record for winners at the Festival as he saddled his 13th winner of the week courtesy of Rainforest Magic. The 5-4 favourite struck on the level at Ballybrit on Tuesday and he enhanced his tally with a bloodless four-and-a-half-length success in the Guinness (Q.R) Handicap Hurdle. Weld...
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No stopping Dermot Weld
Galway wizard Dermot Weld dominated the Thursday card with a four-timer. Having saddled seven winners at this year’s Festival before racing began, Anam Allta (6-5 favourite) landed some hefty bets when recording victory number ten under Pat Smullen in the Arthur Guiness EBF Fillies Handicap. Daffern Seal,...
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Maunsells and Font of Wisdom score for Weld
Dermot Welds double came courtesy of the Pat Smullen-ridden pair Maunsells Duke and Font Of Wisdom. The latter, his seventh of the meeting, never had a moment’s worry when striding to an effortless five-length win in the concluding maiden. Visiting ATR presenter Matt Chapman was a guest commentator for...
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A Stunning win for Weld
Stunning View swamped brave front-runner Royal Blue Star in the final strides to land the Topaz Mile EBF Handicap for Dermot Weld, the feature event on the second day of the Galway Festival. Trainer Dermot Weld had not won the €115,000 event since 1998 but Stunning View comprehensively ended that drought in...
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Ask Jack bids for double
The Topaz Mile European Breeders Fund Handicap takes centre stage on day two of the Galway Festival, and Joseph Murphy’s Ask Jack attempts to repeat last year’s success. Joseph Murphy’s charge has a 14lb higher mark to contend with and will find this a lot tougher The three-year-old Defining...
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Poet word perfect at Galway
Dermot Weld is eyeing a step up in class for Riviera Poet after he claimed the claregalwayhotel.ie & Ramada Hotel Card Club EBF Maiden. Sent off a 2-1 shot, Riviera Poet had finished behind Aidan O’Brien’s subsequent Coventry Stakes winner Power on his racecourse bow and he was trailing another...
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Galway Festival 2011 Preview
Galway Festival 2011 Starts today! The Galway Festival 2011 starts today, and below are some course notes that should serve you well if kept close to hand. Galway is a unique track, and places demands on horses that no other racecourse in the world can rival. It is also, of course, a place of ribald revelry and...
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Admiral bids for repeat win in feature at Galway
A field of twenty will go to post for the feature race on day one of the Galway Festival this evening, the carlton.ie/galwaycity Qualified Riders Handicap. Rebecca Curtis, whose partner Gearoid Costello is a nephew of the legendary Tom, sends across Praxiteles with Derek O’Connor booked to ride. The son of Sadler’s...
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