The best wine was certainly kept to last when the draw for the heats of the Town View Foods Champion Stakes was made at Shelbourne yesterday.

WE wish to express our deep disgust at the way that the Irish Examiner has dealt with (and, arguably, created much of) the controversy surrounding the greyhound racing industry since the dismissal of the Irish Greyhound Board chief, Aidan Tynan, on January 26.

ONE of the greyhound trainers Paschal Taggart claims was lacking in “awareness” when he administered prohibited drug EPO was fined by British racing authorities 14 months ago for using banned substances.

A GREYHOUND trainer launched a High Court challenge in Britain yesterday against a finding that he had drugged his dog.