Anseanachai Cliste won a valuable race at Down Royal in Northern Ireland, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Irish Turf Club, nine days after his enforced withdrawal at Cheltenham. Geoff Wragg, father figure of Newmarket trainers, dies at 87 Read moreThe details of the case which emerged at Tuesday’s hearing revealed a crude and ultimately futile attempt to improve Anseanachai Cliste’s performance at Cheltenham. In mitigation, both men said that they had not been seeking to boost Anseanachai Cliste’s performance but had administered what they hoped would be a “vitamin boost” after their horse had a difficult journey to Cheltenham. “The horse was administered the tonic, Hemo 15, which is a widely used nutritional supplement which, unknown to us, contained cobalt. A lot of supplements that are given can contain cobalt, so the small print has to be checked, and sometimes the estimations of cobalt given on the outside can be misleading.

Source: The Guardian September 19, 2017 18:45 UTC