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Weld up to 7 with double on the day

Thu 1st Aug 2013, 18:09

Treasure The Ridge beats Greenbelt Star (right) and company at GalwayTreasure The Ridge beats Greenbelt Star (right) and company at Galway
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Treasure The Ridge became Dermot Weld's seventh winner of the week at Ballybrit as Pat Smullen (6th victor) brought home another well-backed winner in the shape of Treasure The Ridge (3/1 into 11/4) in the IRFU Charitable Trust Handicap.

The Galileo gelding didn't let the burden of ten stone stop him, leading a furlong out before going on to see off Greenbelt Star (came home well for second) with Idlewild in third.

"He did it well and Pat gave him a lovely ride. He had a lot of weight but he's a good horse.

"I'm thrilled for the owner/breeder Sean Coughlan and his wife Anne who are here to see it.

"He's a very adaptable horse and I'm very pleased to have had two lovely winners today (won the Listed race earlier with Yellow Rosebud .

"Plans are fluid going forward with the way conditions are though," commented Weld afterwards. (TW & EM)