THE Co Clare Hunt staged their annual Easter meeting at a sunny Quakerstown on Sunday last, and there was a huge crowd in attendance, despite the fact that All-Ireland Senior Hurling champions Clare were hosting Cork, in the opening round of the Munster Championship at the nearby Cusack Park.

Proceedings kicked off with a notable double as the local handler/rider combination of Derek O’Connor took both divides of the opening four-year-old maiden.