Kavanagh appointed as Horse Racing Ireland chairman

BRIAN KAVANAGH, Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland, has been confirmed as the new Chairman of the European Pattern Committee (EPC), succeeding Tristram Ricketts, who is leaving his position as British Horseracing Board Secretary General to return to the Horserace Betting Levy Board as Chief Executive.

Kavanagh will take up the appointment on October 1, while BHB will retain its Secretariat function for the EPC.