Famous Name out to crack whip for Weld

Famous Name will have to beat no less a rival than Born To Sea when he aims to secure his first Group Two win in tomorrow’s Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh.

Successful 11 times at Group Three level, and 18 times in all, Dermot Weld’s seven-year-old has been predictably prolific again this season in adding four more races to his haul.

Born To Sea, the half-brother of Sea The Stars, will provide the most serious of tests after finishing just two lengths behind Camelot in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby.