Quinn primes Irish raiding party

Smart mare Cockney Sparrow and talented juvenile Rutherglen are among a small team of horses trainer John Quinn is preparing for an assault on the major Festivals at Fairyhouse and Punchestown this spring.

Cockney Sparrow was runner-up behind My Tent Or Yours in the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle earlier this season and was last seen finishing a creditable fifth to Quevega in the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham.