Unstoppable Weld bags Galway hat-trick

Dermot Weld, the undisputed king of Galway, made a spectacular start to this year’s Festival with victory in the three races that opened the evening card at Ballybrit.

The trainer struck first in the GPT Sligo Novice Hurdle over two miles, with the four-year-old Summer Soul always prominent under Ruby Walsh as the previously unbeaten Serve Time took the field along.