WHETHER it’s in the larger sports of racing or rugby, or even harness racing, it is always nice to beat the other home nations in their own back yard.

The Williams family-owned Tir Prince Raceway on the North Wales coastline might lack the prestige of the Principality Stadium or Prestbury Park but for four happy Irish owners and several breeders, it was a happy hunting ground at the Breeders’ Crown meeting on Saturday, August 29th.