Hefty burden for Ansar's Plate hat-trick bid

Dermot Weld’s Ansar heads the list of 45 horses entered for the valuable William Hill Galway Plate on August 2.

Hefty burden for Ansar's Plate hat-trick bid
Mon, 17 Jul, 2006 - 18:14

Dermot Weld’s Ansar heads the list of 45 horses entered for the valuable William Hill Galway Plate on August 2.

The popular 10-year-old has won the last two renewals, beating Risk Accessor in 2004 and Ursumman in 2005, but he will have to shoulder top weight of 11st 10lb when seeking his hat-trick next month.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: BallybritPlace: GalwayPlace: CurraghPlace: PerthPlace: Market RasenPlace: UKPerson: AnsarPerson: Dermot WeldPerson: UrsummanPerson: WeldPerson: KiichiPerson: Noel O’BrienPerson: DermotPerson: Noel MeadePerson: Willie MullinsPerson: Edward O’GradyPerson: Richard FaheyPerson: Philip Hobbs’Person: Ball O MaltPerson: HobbsPerson: HillPerson: Fool On The HillPerson: Dix VillezPerson: RainbowsPerson: MirpourPerson: MutakarrimPerson: Wills WildePerson: Brutto FaciePerson: Kings OrchardEvent: PlateEvent: William Hill Galway PlateEvent: Galway Plate TrialEvent: Galway PlateOrganisation: Turf ClubOrganisation: AnsarOrganisation: Far From TroubleOrganisation: BanasanOrganisation: DemocratOrganisation: Fool On The Hill
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