Talking Horses: silence over breath test details causes needless damage


Racing’s ruling body refuses to publish the test reading when a jockey fails a breath test, allowing speculation to flourish

I found it frustrating, writing about Oisin Murphy’s failed breath test on Sunday, that I was unable to report the amount of alcohol recorded by his test. To me, this would seem essential context which in most cases would show that the jockey concerned had very little alcohol in his system at the time.

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