Norton banned for four months

Jockey Francis Norton was suspended for four months today after a Jockey Club disciplinary hearing into a failed drugs test.

Norton banned for four months
Thu, 11 Dec, 2003 - 16:38

Jockey Francis Norton was suspended for four months today after a Jockey Club disciplinary hearing into a failed drugs test.

Norton, who failed the test on September 26, 2002, had claimed that the positive result was caused by a herbal tea drink.

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