HAVING been in Ballinasloe earlier in the week, Robert Morrow was humming and hawing about returning there on Saturday, or heading to the new sale in Mullingar, when he was laid low by a bug.

However, there was a silver lining to this cloud as, confined to home, Robert was then able to follow all that was happening at the Horse Of The Year Show, especially the cob classes. And, he began to feel a lot better when Vicky Smith partnered her own Bling Cobsby to win the lightweight class before being called in to claim the reserve sash in the championship.