IHRB to examine conduct of suspended Martin in Newcastle
BANNED: Tony Martin is currently suspended for three months from holding a licence after one of his horses, Firstman, tested positive for lidocaine when a sample was taken after winning at Dundalk on January 18, 2023. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board has said that it will be “examining the conduct” of suspended trainer, Tony Martin in the wake of Alphonse Le Grande’s victory in the Northumberland Vase at Newcastle on Saturday.
The regulatory body of Irish racing is also in communication with it’s British counterpart, the British Horseracing Authority, given that the race and events surrounding it took place in their jurisdiction.
