Worrying evidence was heard last week about medication practices that apparently persisted for years at one stable
The extent to which racehorses are medicated is a topic of conversation once more, or should be, following the extraordinary evidence given at a disciplinary hearing on Friday by Robin Bastiman, who trained Borderlescott to win two Nunthorpes a decade ago. Bastiman has since passed on the licence to his daughter, Rebecca, and both are defending themselves against a charge from the British Horseracing Authority that they gave a raceday injection of a substance containing cobalt to one of their runners in 2016.
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Ayr 1.35 Mistress Of Love 2.05 Eleuthera 2.40 Curly Girl (nb) 3.10 Hasselnott 3.40 Glasses Up 4.15 Duncan Of Scotland 4.45 First Bombardment 5.15 French Resistance
Chelmsford 2.00 Fox Coach 2.30 Ummalnar 3.00 Mudallel 3.30 Three Weeks 4.00 Carvelas 4.30 Cowboy Soldier 5.00 Alexanderthegreat
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