REPRESENTATIVES of animal protection groups will today protest at the finals of the national coursing meeting in Clonmel.

FOR the doggy men and women of the four corners of Ireland, this is their All-Ireland, their Cheltenham, their Heineken Cup, their Superbowl.

FOR THE participants, day one of the annual National Coursing Meeting in Clonmel is the worst.

MICHAEL O’DONOVAN’S Derby hoodoo struck again yesterday when the Tipperary trainer’s Judicial Castelu was turner over by Danaghers Best in the Boylesports Derby final in Clonmel.