Weld wants to send Rite Of Passage to Gold Cup
Dermot Weld maintains his objective is to keep Rite Of Passage sound for another crack at the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot next summer.
Dermot Weld maintains his objective is to keep Rite Of Passage sound for another crack at the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot next summer.
Dermot Weld reports Rite Of Passage to be showing the right signs ahead of his bid to reclaim the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.
Pat Smullen is looking forward to partnering Gold Cup hero Rite Of Passage in the Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes on Sunday.
Rite Of Passage, Dermot Weld's Ascot Gold Cup winner, is set to make his seasonal reappearance in the Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown on 29 May.
Dermot Weld has revealed that it's unlikely that his Royal Ascot Gold Cup hero Rite Of Passage will be campaigned over hurdles this season, while Profound Beauty has been retired.
Gold Cup winner Rite Of Passage features among 17 possible runners in the Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh on Saturday.
Dermot Weld says that the Gold Cup at Ascot was a race he always wanted to win.
Dermot Weld has had an unforgettable week with the Gold Cup victory of Rite Of Passage at Royal Ascot and he added a Listed success to his tally at Limerick.
Dermot Weld's dual-purpose performer Rite Of Passage claimed Group One glory in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.
Rite Of Passage, impressive winner of his two races over jumps, heads 69 remaining entries in the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham on 17 March.
Rite Of Passage strengthened his claims for the Cheltenham Festival with an easy victory at Punchestown.
Rite Of Passage goes on trial for Cheltenham in the Book Your Festival Tickets Hurdle, which kicks off Punchestown's meeting at 1.55.
Dermot Weld's Rite Of Passage may bid to land a big bonus in the Cheltenham Festival bumper.