Charles Byrnes appeal against suspension dismissed
Updated / Thursday, 18 Feb 2021
17:50
Charles Byrnes
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board appeals board have upheld the six-month licence suspension of trainer Charles Byrnes after his runner, Viking Hoard, failed a drugs test post-race.
The Byrnes-trained Viking Hoard was pulled up at Tramore on 18 October, 2018, after which a urine sample was found to contain hydroxyethylpromazinehydroxide (HEPS), a metabolite of acepromazine, which is a sedative and prohibited under the rules of racing.
Byrnes requested to have the B sample analysed, which was carried out by LCH Laboratories in France and the adverse analytical finding for HEPS was confirmed.
Charles Byrnes plans to appeal six-month suspension of his licence Trainer’s licence withdrawn after runner ‘nobbled’ with a sedative at Tramore in 2018
Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 11:38 Updated: Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 16:23
Controversial trainer Charles Byrnes plans to appeal a six-month suspension of his licence after being found to be “seriously negligent” when one of his horses was found to have been “nobbled” with a sedative at Tramore in 2018.
Already under pressure due to criticism of some of its anti-doping practises, Irish racing was rocked further on Tuesday when the high-profile trainer was penalised on the back of dramatic findings by the sport’s regulatory body.