The body which regulates horseracing in this country is to study the ramifications of a court judgement which yesterday saw former Irish Grand National and Royal Ascot winning-trainer Pat Hughes convicted of possessing unauthorised animal remedies.

Napolitain and Tony McCoy just held on to take an incident-packed renewal of the Grade One totesport.com Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown.

JIMMY FITZGERALD, trainer of 1985 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Forgive’N Forget, died yesterday at the age of 69.