Dermot Weld made history at Ballybrit today when recording his eleventh winner of the festival when Masdar took the concluding Kerrymaid Festival Flat Race this evening under a fine ride by Robbie McNamara.
McNamara had to work hard aboard the Dalakhani gelding entering the straight.
The 6/1 shot dug deep to get up and lead close home and deny Somethingdifferent by two lengths.
A delighted Weld said afterwards: “It was nice to break the record and that was Robbie’s fifth win of the week from only six rides.”
“We were hoping for a good run first time out, he’s a nicely bred horse he was just a bit weak and backward.”
“Robbie [McNamara] was more confident than I was coming into race, I thought it might have a come a bit too soon.”
“I think there’s a lot of improved to come of this horse, he’s a nice horse.”
