Punchestown on Dirar radar

Dirar is likely to be in action at the Punchestown Festival next month following his victory over hurdles at Downpatrick on Sunday.

Tue, 27 Mar, 2012 - 01:00

Keith Hamer

The seven-year-old was ending a losing streak going back to the Ebor on the Flat at York in August 2010.

Trainer Gordon Elliott was keen to give him a confidence-boosting success at Downpatrick, which came just nine days after he finished a respectable seventh to Alderwood in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham.

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