Racehorse owner Conor Clarkson facing prison term after jury convicts him of forgery

Racehorse owner and property developer Conor Clarkson at Bray Circuit Court. Photo: Colin Keegan / Collins

Shane Phelan

Businessman and racehorse owner Conor Clarkson will be sent to jail after being found guilty by a jury of four charges relating to forgery and the use of false instruments in connection with a land sale.

Judge Patrick Quinn is to sentence Clarkson next Thursday and refused an application that he be allowed out on bail until then, saying the gravity of the offending was “worthy of an immediate custodial sentence”.