First Blood To Great Britain And Ireland Jason Weaver gave Great Britain and Ireland an early head start when bagging five points in the opening Ladbrokes Shergar Cup Duel against Michael Roberts when coming home in front aboard Pic Up Sticks.It was the first time Weaver´s sons Max and Tyler had seen their father race ride and they were on hand to congratulate him.'I´m chuffed to bits,' said Weaver, who had dieted hard to get back down to a racing weight. 'It´s great to start the day on a good note and I can have a bottle of water and a bacon sandwich now.'Weaver, the GBI team manager, also won a 200 free bet benefitting the Injured Jockeys´ Friend with Ladbrokes and he placed it on Dorothy´s Friend in the Carvill Shergar Cup Stayers.Rest Of The World manager Roberts - who rode Who´s Winning - added: 'The draw beat me! He was a Christian of a horse but a decent one beat me. The ground is beautiful, it´s like a carpet out there. Unfortunately we´re five points down.'Brendan Powell, who trained both horses, said: 'Pic Up Sticks did that well and will hopefully go to York next year.'
