Another famous win for Weld

FAMOUS Name, which struggled in Group 1 company last time, bounced back to winning form when coasting to an easy six lengths victory over Jan Vermeer in the featured Group 3 Irish Daily Mail International at the Curragh last night.

Persistent rain all afternoon turned ground conditions to soft, which suited the Dermot Weld-trained six-year-old, a prolific winner in recent seasons.

Confidently ridden by stable-jockey Pat Smullen, the son of Dansili quickened past Ballydoyle pacemaker Last Crusade and market-rival Jan Vermeer soon after the two-furlong pole and stretched clear to score impressively by six lengths.