Curtin call for Pat’s likely pair

It’s Pat Curtin’s first visit to the National Coursing Meeting in Clonmel as an ‘official’ trainer. However, he boasts two live contenders in Boavista and Smoking Banner. Diarmuid O’Flynn got the lowdown.

THE black dog is the dark horse. That’s the word from owner\trainer Pat Curtin in the days leading up to the 80th Annual National Coursing Meet in Clonmel, starting on Monday.

Pat has two major interests in this year’s derby, the pinnacle of Irish coursing for dogs, one of whom, the lovely, laid-back brindle Boavista, is a leading fancy and the subject of a major gamble.