Seven-time Galway winner Ansar retired

DERMOT Weld has announced that Galway specialist Ansar has been retired.

Seven-time Galway winner Ansar retired

The 13-year-old had an exceptional record at Ballybrit, winning at the course on no less than seven occasions including two victories in the Galway Plate as well as a Galway Hurdle.

“Ansar, who has been such a wonderful servant down the years, has been retired. He’s living in happy retirement in north county Dublin and the nice thing was that he has retired sound,” Weld told At The Races. “We were going to have one last go at the Galway Plate this year but a little bit of heat came in his tendon and it wasn’t to be.

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