Almela a good example of Dermot Weld’s patient handling policy

Monday night at Galway was a real indicator as to why the Dermot Weld-Pat Smullen combination continues to be so successful.

They teamed up to land the featured Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes with Almela and Weld’s patient handling of the four-year-old bears the closest inspection.

She is by Sea The Stars and this was her fifth ever outing. Almela didn’t appear as a juvenile, only making her debut at last year’s Galway festival in early August.