Time is right for Weld in 1000 Guineas

IT may be a long way from a maiden in Cork to a Classic, but Dermot Weld's Nightime bridged the gap in emphatic style in the Boylesports Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh yesterday.

Carrying the colours of Weld's mother, Marguerite, now in her 90th year, Nightime exploded home six lengths clear of outsider Ardbrae Lady and the unlucky-in-running, Queen Cleopatra.

“I thought when Grey Swallow won the Irish Derby it was my most enjoyable day, but this is up there with that”, said the inimitable Weld.