BALLINROBE racecourse was in the news for all the wrong reasons this week, a great pity given that the management team there is one of the most progressive in Irish racing and their care and love for the track and its facilities is second to none.

Three races were staged before racing was abandoned and Ado McGuinness, whose stable is enjoying a purple patch, supplied the first two winners on the card. One of these successes was with Catherine Cashman’s Final Treat, the last offspring of the stakes-placed Musical Treat (Royal Academy) who was a great $100,000 purchase through BBA Ireland at the Keeneland November Sale back in 2003.