AFTER losing a meeting in April due to a waterlogged track, Ballinrobe got its 2026 season under way on Friday with an eight-race flat card that saw Shane Foley and Billy Lee record doubles.
Lee was aboard the Paddy Twomey-trained Trojan Fighter (13/8 favourite), who got off the mark in the Boyle Sports Home Of Early Payout Maiden. Tackling a trip just short of a mile and five furlongs, the Robert Moran-owned Ulysses colt settled matters on the approach to the straight to readily account for 11-year-old Ballyadam by seven lengths.


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