Luke Comer banned for three years and facing huge legal bill

The committee described the case as 'quite unprecedented'
Luke Comer banned for three years and facing huge legal bill

HEAVY SANCTION: Trainer Luke Comer has had his training licence suspended for three years. Picture: Healy Racing

Trainer Luke Comer has been handed a three-year ban and faces costs in excess of €755,000 following an Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) hearing.

The handler was found to have breached two rules in relation to 12 of his horses testing positive for methandienone and methyltestosterone, steroids that are classified as Prohibited At All Times (PAAT) substances.

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