Hughie Morrison painted a picture of official laxity allowing a racehorse doper to go undetected as his hearing drew to a close before a disciplinary panel. “The BHA has been content to leave this as a mystery,” said Graeme McPherson QC, representing Morrison. “That’s a threat, isn’t it?” Evans asked Morrison, who denied any knowledge and insisted he had asked for no such email to be sent. Evans suggested that Morrison or a member of his staff must have been responsible and described the trainer as adopting “a scattergun approach to his denial”. McPherson argued that Morrison should receive no punishment but contended for a £1,000 fine if the panel disagreed.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2017 20:03 UTC