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2001
Galway Hurdle

Ansar defied a 12lb penalty for Monday night's win at Galway and showed his liking for the track to lift the IR£110,000 Guinness Handicap Hurdle this afternoon. Now unbeaten in four races at the track for Dermot Weld, Ansar and Paul Carberry went one better than stable companion Darialann 12 months ago, who was fifth this time, to give the trainer his third win in the race. Carberry kicked for home at the second last on Ansar (6-1), taking over from the gambled-on English raider Ulundi, but was being stalked by The Gatherer (9-1) in the colours of JP McManus who took the Galway Plate yesterday with Grimes.

2004
Won Plate Knight Errant in the late 1950s. David Casey had the eight-year-old gelding (10-1) close up on the inner throughout and struck the front after the last before holding on gamely on the long run-in to beat gallant top-weight Risk Accessor by a length. Ansar was a bit novicey when fifth in this race last year, and he has been trained since with this race in mind,' declared Weld,  his third Plate win  Kiichi (1990) General Idea (´93).

2005
With six previous wins at the course, Ansar seven lengths. The nine-year-old joint top-weight of 12st length 12 months ago, Denis O'Regan front aboard the 10-1 chance jumping the second-lastfence and the pair scooted clear rounding the home turn to give Weld his fourth Galway Plate success.

2006
Fav Top Weight 7-1 William Hill 2nd

2007
Plate Tog weight Tipped by David Casey Irish Independent Once again, Ansar was second to Our Monty on the Flat at Killarney. 4th 

2008
Plate 3rd to Oslot Ruby Walsh and Paul Nicholls. 

Pedigree
Kahyasi won the first five races of his seven-race career, including the Epsom Derby and the Irish Derby as a three-year-old in 1988 Ile de Bourbon in July 1978 when he won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.