Ransom is Guineas bound

Dermot Weld is eyeing the Irish 1,000 Guineas with his Rare Ransom who made all to win the Gowran Park Rooftop Restaurant Race at Gowran this evening.

Making her seasonal reappearance, the daughter of Oasis Dream made all to eventually see off the challenge of Celtic Dane under promising 10lbs claiming apprentice Brian Cooper, by one length.

Afterwards Weld stated "Rare Ransom did that nicely, if a little workmanlike but she should represent Lady O'Reilly nicely in the Guineas. It may be s step up in class but she is Group 2 placed and won well at Galway last August."

him at home and gave him a good ride."m a good ride."