IRISH Racehorse Trainers’ Association chief executive Jim Kavanagh believes trainer Eamon Tyrrell and jockey Jason Behan have been “hung out to dry” by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) after being disqualified for three years for not running Casela Park on his merits at Newcastle on August 4.

THE dignified composure of the family of Celine Cawley finally cracked as her brother Chris tearfully bid her farewell with the words: “Celine, we love you.”

PAUL CARBERRY, never too far from controversy, has been banned for 30 race days for failing a breath test at Naas on October 31.

Paul Carberry will consider whether to launch an appeal after he was banned for 30 race days in Ireland.

Murdered advertising executive Celine Cawley was laid to rest today as mourners paid tribute to a woman of flair who acted with panache and style.

A FURIOUS row has erupted between the Jockeys' Association and Gerry Desmond, manager of Clonmel racecourse, following comments made by Desmond on RTE's Morning Ireland programme yesterday.

PROCEDURAL defects with the testing of the blood samples from Waterford Crystal are likely to form a crucial plank of showjumper Cian O’Connor’s defence when he appears before the Judicial Committee of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) on Sunday.

KEVIN BABINGTON is reserving his firepower until Sunday’s World Cup qualifier in Florida as he bids to book his ticket for the final.

THE Show Jumping Association of Ireland (SJAI) plans to set up a stewarding system at shows to “deter any misdemeanours which may cast a slur upon the sport”.

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IRELAND’S Nations Cup campaign could be without the services of Kevin Babington this season, transport costs for Carling King threatening his participation.

THE International Equestrian Federation hierarchy will meet next week to discuss the fall-out from the Waterford Crystal affair, as the internal investigation at their Lausanne headquarters continues.

What drugs were found in the ‘A’ sample?

CIAN O’Connor’s solicitor yesterday refused to rule out the possibility of legal action following the theft of a portion of the B sample taken from the horse Waterford Crystal.

CIAN O’CONNOR’S solicitor has tightened security at his Naas office following the extraordinary break-in at the headquarters of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland.

The door of the office of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland (EFI) in Kildare was forced and a cabinet rifled through during a break-in overnight.

CIAN O’CONNOR may be allowed to keep his Olympic Gold medal after a portion of the ‘B’ sample from his horse Waterford Crystal was stolen from a British laboratory.

THE SENSATIONAL theft of part of Olympic winning show-jumper, Waterford Crystal’s B sample, has been labelled “a sinister development” by Equestrian Federation chief Avril Doyle.

Jamie Spencer will be able to ride Vodafone Derby favourite Yeats in his final prep race after his four-day ban for careless riding was allowed to stand today.

Leinster MEP Avril Doyle has insisted that her failure to show up for a court case in Dublin yesterday was the result of a diary error by her solicitor.

Davids Lad is out of the Grand National after an appeal by connections to Irish Turf Club failed following a near-five hour hearing.

DAVIDS LAD is out of the Martell Cognac Grand National after an appeal by connections to Irish Turf Club failed following a near-five hour hearing yesterday afternoon.

Davids Lad is out of the Martell Cognac Grand National after an appeal by connections to Irish Turf Club failed following a near-five hour hearing this afternoon.

Michael Kinane will ride Galileo in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes after winning an injunction in the Dublin High Court this afternoon.

Michael Kinane faces an agonising wait this morning to know whether he will be able to ride the odds-on Galileo in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Michael Kinane still does not know whether he will be riding the odds-on Galileo in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.