Sunday, Curragh, Ireland
KEENELAND ROYAL WHIP S.-G2, €95,000, Curragh, 8-12, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 2:19.39, yl.
1--FAMOUS NAME (GB), 136, h, 7, by Dansili (GB)
        1st Dam: Fame At Last, by Quest For Fame (GB)
        2nd Dam: Ranales, by Majestic Light
        3rd Dam: Katsura, by Northern Dancer
O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd; T-Dermot Weld; J-Pat Smullen; €57,150. Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Horse-Ire at 7-9.5f, MG1SP-Ire & Fr, G1SP-Ger & GSP-Eng, 36-19-8-5, €1,538,288. *1/2 to Zaminast (GB) (Zamindar), SW & GSP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Born To Sea (Ire), 127, c, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Urban Sea, by Miswaki. O-Christopher Tsui; B-Sunderland Holdings Ltd; T-John Oxx; €19,000.
3--Warwick Avenue (Ire), 127, c, 3, Montjeu (Ire)--Dance Parade, by Gone West. O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Lynch-Bages Ltd; T-Aidan O'Brien; €9,500.   
Margins: 6HF, 13, 4HF. Odds: 1-1, 10-11, 12-1.
Also Ran: Bob Le Beau (Ire).
Click for the Racing Post chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, courtesy attheraces.com.
   Very few can master Famous Name below Group 1 level, and Juddmonte's remarkable performer turned in another solid effort here to upstage the four-years younger Born To Sea. Fresh from a 17th Stakes and 11th Pattern-race score in Leopardstown's nine-furlong G3 Meld S. July 26, the ultra-reliable bay moved from second to first before the quarter pole and drew away to easily beat the Irish Derby runner-up, who is still chasing a first Pattern success himself. This performance, giving the three-parts brother to Sea the Stars (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) nine pounds weight-for-age, must count as one of Famous Name's finest despite his advanced age and extended his incredible record of success on home soil. Since finishing second to Curtain Call (Fr) (Sadler's Wells) in the G3 Mooresbridge S. over this track and trip in May 2009, he has won on all 16 occasions that he has contested a domestic race at less than the top level. He also set a personal best here, with a fifth win in 2012 being his highest tally in a single season and, amazingly, was enjoying a first win at Group 2 level. Trainer Dermot Weld was full of admiration for his charge afterwards. "He is an amazing horse, and a wonderful tribute to his owner and his breeding operation," he said. "He is seven and been in training for six years, but his enthusiasm and courage is what it's all about. I'll speak with Lord Grimthorpe and Khalid Abdullah and see where he goes next, but he's in great form at the moment."