Media Puzzle still a winner

VETERAN Media Puzzle registered his first win since the 2002 Melbourne Cup when landing the listed Seamus McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

The nine-year-old, carrying the colours of DrMichael Smurfit, outpointed Good Surprise and Mkuzi to initiate a double for trainer-in-form Dermot Weld, who later saddled Reform Act to win the Cova Properties Handicap.

Fresh from his memorable family success with Nightime in the Boylesports Irish 1,000 Guineas on Sunday, Weld was obviously delighted by Media Puzzle’s win, “Horses like this are some of the reason I train racehorses. Plenty of people told me he should be retired. But we have persevered. And to see him win again is a great thrill.”