THE fine and bans incurred by trainer David Broad (€2,000), rider Robbie Colgan (21 days), and their charge, Definite Earl (60 days), under Rule 212, generated much of the chat as racing made its seasonal return at Ballinrobe.

Appeals are now pending after Definite Earl’s staying on two and a half-length second placing behind Admiral Brian in the Killeen Sports Grounds Rated Novice Hurdle.