Power — form book doesn’t lie

Paddy Power believes the best piece of evidence concerning a YouTube video which has emerged of Johnny Murtagh after Sole Power won at Royal Ascot is the form book.

The British Horseracing Authority said it is aware of the clip. In it, Murtagh, who had just won the King’s Stand on Eddie Lynam’s sprinter, appears to be handed an object by Lynam’s daughter, Sarah.

However, bookmaker Power, whose mother, Sabena, owns the seven-year-old, said the fact Sole Power’s form with Mike de Kock’s Shea Shea was so close should put to bed any idea of potential wrongdoing.