Catalani clear winner of hunter chase Catalani was left to come home clear in the hunters chase at Down Royal. The Jack Foley-trained gelding swept into the lead turning for home in the two-mile-seven contest and was asked for an effort after the second last fence by Rob James. Colvin stayed on to press the leader at the last but blundered away his jockey, Jack Johnson, to leave the 8/15 favourite to coast home by 25 lengths from the only other finisher, Focus Point. Catalani had been runner-up on his last two starts, most recently when chasing home easy winner I Walked The Line at Tramore a fortnight ago. Foley said: "Catalani is a real favourite at home, and everyone loves him. His form has been fierce good this year, he hasn't been out of the first three whether it be a point-to-point or on the track bar one day in Thurles. "Rob was delighted with him, he said it is as good as he has ever jumped and he loves that good ground. The ground was important to him. "He has a real good appetite for the game, and we'll keep him on the go now during the summer." (Quotes by Michael Graham)
