ADO McGuinness might not have the fire power of some of the bigger yards, but he has proved over the last decade that he is a more than capable trainer and if one delves a little deeper into his statistics, it makes interesting reading.

He said: “we wouldn’t have big money to spend at the sales so we have to work hard to attract owners and horses, but we are very close to the beach and we try and place the horses to win races. I will load up the box and travel them to England if I think there are opportunities and we’ve a pretty good strike rate with our horses over there.