AFTER dominating the last few months at Dundalk, Joseph O’Brien also held sway in by far the biggest race of the winter season as he sent out Crossfirehurricane to defeat stablemate Choice Of Mine in the Listed Woodford Reserve Patton Stakes.

In quite an open edition of this one-mile race, O’Brien saddled two of the most interesting runners in the aforementioned pair, and the likeable Crossfirehurricane again showed his pattern race potential.