Imperial Concorde lands at Gowran Park
With just under ten weeks to the 2012 Galway Festival, the Dermot Weld and Dr Lambe partnership struck at Gowran park this evening as Imperial Concorde landed the opening Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden under stable jockey Pat Smullen. Available as big as 7/2 in the morning, Pat Smullen made all the running [...]
Dermot Weld was back in the winner’s enclosure at Naas this evening as Princess Highway claimed the Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind Stakes under stable jockey Pat Smullen. Despite the David Wachman trained Aloof trying to make all the running, Princess Highway was always tucked in behind and the winner took it [...]
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Unaccompanied got back to winning ways on the flat today at Navan as she recorded a comfortable one and three-quarter length victory in the concluding navanracecourse.ie Race under jockey Pat Smullen. The five year old daughter of Danehill Dancer was last seen running over hurdles where she finished a disappointing fourth to Hurricane Fly in [...]
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David Wachman continued his excellent run today when Chrysanthemum made it two wins from two this season when landing the Run Kildare 13th May Listed Alleged Stakes at The Curragh today. Already a group three winner this season, Wayne Lordan had the four year old filly always out in front and let his challengers come [...]
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Famous Name showed that he loves Leopardstown by just holding off the late challenge of the John Oxx trained Sharestan in the Listed Heritage Stakes at Leopardstown today. Famous Name had won this race for the past two seasons and showed that he had a touch of class by hitting the front with just over [...]
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AtTheRaces controversial presenter Matt Chapman reacted a bit over the top and blamed ex jockey but now trainer Paul Flynn for his attempted front running ride on Archie Boy in Division Two of the Spina Bifida Charity Race at Limerick this evening. The races which were organised to raise money for the Spina Bifida charity [...]
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Dermot Weld is hoping that Yellow Rosebud can bloom in time for the Ethiad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh at the end of May. The three-year-old made a winning debut at Leopardstown last June before chasing home maybe in the Debutante Stakes at the Curragh and finishing fourth in the Prix Marcel Boussac [...]
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This morning county Clare trainer Noel Glynn gave the green light to Becauseicouldntsee and plans on running him in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup at Cheltenham next Thursday. Becauseicouldntsee was second in the Four Mile National Hunt Cup in 2010 and was fancied for last year’s Grand National at Aintree but came to [...]
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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 as well as recording a fine victory in the Istabraq Hurdle at Leopardstown at Christmas failed to perform in yesterdays BHP Irish Champion Hurdle. [...]
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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 seen since winning the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown last May, Hurricane Fly went [...]
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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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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 on the Flat [...]
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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 one of many highlights [...]
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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 contest. Celebrity Sevi [...]
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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 out [...]
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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 better two furlongs out but the winner [...]
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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 the 3-1 joint-favourite with a well-timed run [...]
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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 second to [...]
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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 as he was in Germany for Famous Name’s unsuccessful attempt [...]
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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 made a hash of the second-last flight, but soon recovered [...]
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