McManus wife €35k richer after greyhound ruling

The wife of Limerick billionaire JP McManus has bagged €35,000 in race winnings, after a greyhound which had beaten her dog to second place in the Irish coursing Derby tested positive for doping.

The derby-winner, Kyle Calvin, was owned and trained by Marie Field, wife of the former chief executive of the Irish Greyhound Board, Michael Field.

The dog was among six dogs who tested positive at the national meeting in Clonmel earlier this year.