Mullins loses Royal appeal

TRAINER Willie Mullins has lost an English High Court action over “a serious injustice” he says occurred when Be My Royal was disqualified from first place in the 2002 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury.

Tue, 18 Oct, 2005 - 01:00

A judge ruled the Jockey Club appeal board's decision to uphold the disqualification after the horse failed a post-race drugs test for morphine was "not amenable to judicial review".

Mullins was not fined but was ordered to pay £5,000 in legal costs.

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