TYPICALLY, when there no need for the Megahey family to rush back to the Tattersalls International Horse Trials, their Barclay Communications race evening at Down Royal is taking place a week earlier this year on Friday next, May 26th.

The Belfast-based provider of business mobile, landline and digital solutions was founded in 1997 so Friday’s meeting will mark their 20th ‘birthday’ with an all-National Hunt card on which the feature races are the €20,000 WorkPal Handicap Hurdle over three miles and the four furlongs shorter Barclay 20th Anniversary Rated Novice Chase. The concluding two-mile bumper is being run under the banner of Glenpatrick Sport Horses and today the Megaheys are hosting an Eventing Ireland one-day at their Templepatrick yard of the same name.