BARNEY O’Hare, of race sponsors Bar One Racing, presented welcome luxury M & S hampers to all the grooms with runners in the three Grade 1s and the Porterstown Chase at Fairyhouse on Sunday.

To prove the old adage that no good deed goes unpunished, did Barney take a hammering as the odds-on favourites duly won all three Grade 1 events? Think of all those trebles that had to be paid out!

“Ah no,” Barney said with a laugh. “It was a fantastic day’s racing. Just such a pity that people weren’t there to see it. We got great feedback about the hampers from trainers and the grooms. We’re happy to do it – they’re the unsung heroes of racing.”