CCTV 'a great asset' to combat doping in horse racing

There was a €10m overspend on the redevelopment of The Curragh racecourse in Co Kildare.

The head of the governing body for Irish horseracing has acknowledged that only having completed the installation of two CCTV systems at Irish racecourses in three years is “a very poor return”.

Brian Kavanagh, the chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) for the past 20 years, said his board had approved funding last month to complete the installation of security systems at the country’s 23 other courses.