FCP 3Way Color Correct Shows Up Incorrectly

I have a 1080 60i ProRes project that I have done an initial balancing pass in FCP using the 3 way color corrector. When I send that project to color, all of the settings that I have used in FCP come thru, but the actual output looks really, really red on my external monitor.
I am viewing thru fcp and color thru my AJA IoHD (HD-SDI) - but of course color only output SD. Is the difference because of colors' downconvert? I'm really thinking about trashing my work in FCP and starting over in just color, but I won't get the benefit of viewing the HD output.
Not really sure what to trust.

Can I just add to this. When I send a Pro Res sequence to Color from FCP with no colour correction the clip appears much redder in Color than in FCP - I've tested this from an IoHD and an Lhe.
If I do the same but this time with a DCVPRoHD 1080i50 sequence and media the clips are the same colour in both FCP and Color as I would expect.
I'm confused, what am I missing about Pro Res, why does it appear differently in FCP and Color - which should I use to grade ?
Any help appreciated.

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