Famous Name off to Munich in search of Group 1 success
The Khalid Abdullah owned, Dermot Weld trained six-year-old came wide turning for home, edged past front-running Jan Vermeer and stayed on in typically determined style to slam Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby fifth by four and a half lengths, repeating last year’s win in the race and recording his ninth win on the Dublin track.
Winning trainer Weld was not present. But his son Kris commented: “What can you say about him that hasn’t been said before. He’s just a wonderful horse and a great servant. He did it well again and loves Leopardstown.
