Ansar found to have infection after trailing in last

DUAL Galway Plate winner Ansar trailed in sixth and last in the ladbrokes.com Hurdle at Killarney yesterday.

“He's come back a bit sore”, reported trainer, Dermot Weld. “We are going to have him checked out and scoped as well.”

Later, Weld revealed: “He's not lame, but has an upper respiratory tract infection, that's a very heavy head cold.