BHA Concludes Investigation.The BHA today completed their investigation into suspicious laying activity on 27 races during 2003 and 2004. As a result of the probe, the following information and decisions have been released into the public domain: 1. Kieran Fallon, who is currently serving a worldwide ban from racing for drugs offences, and who will be able to re-enter the sport in September 2009, will not be barred from doing so by the BHA, subject to him undergoing an individual drugs testing regime on his return, and that he also attends the seminar programme concerned with reckless use of insider information. 2. Jockey Dean McKeown, who is already serving a four year ban, but who is still in the middle of an appeal against his exclusion, would have to prove his integrity if he was to make a future request to return to british racing. 3. Jockey Dean Mernagh, who is currently employed in racing abroad, would also have to prove his integrity to a BHA panel before he would be allowed to return to british racing. 4. Regarding the seven individuals involved in the laying scheme, including Mark Bruce and Lloyd Bennett - The BHA is to start proceedings to bar them from attendance at any licensed horse racing related premises. Trabolgan jumps to it!Trabolgan, the Nicky Henderson trained Royal and Sun Alliance Chase and Hennessy Gold Cup winner in 2005, has been off the track for three years with leg and tendon problems, but yesterday he completed a successful schooling exercise over fences at Henderson's Sevenbarrows stable. Although now ten years of age, new stable jockey Barry Gerrity said he felt great in the schooling exercise, while Nicky Henderson reported, "Barry schooled him over ten fences, and it was very good considering it was the first time he had left the ground since the Hennessy. He is entered in everything, and we will find something for him, but will work backwards from March. The handicapper has left him on the same mark as he won the Hennessy on, off 151, and really I would like to find a race for horses who have not won for three years, and who's names begin with T. He is working rather well, and the idea of starting him back over hurdlesis also something I have thought about." No blinkers for Bailey.Alan King has confirmed Blazing Bailey will not wear blinkers in tomorrow's Toteswinger Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury. Murphy plans Haydock outing for Kalahari King.In an interview yesterday, trainer Ferdy Murphy indicated Kalahari King, his exciting young chaser, will have his next outing at Haydock on 20 December, before having a break, and then taking in a February preparation race for the Cheltenham Festival in March. Five for Foster farewell.George Foster will saddle his last five runners for the Ashgrove Stables of Ian Ross at this aftternoon's meeting at Musselburgh. Following an irreconcilible difference of opinion between the two men, Ross has terminated Foster's contract, and asked him to vacate the Ashgrove yard. Brave, fit, but in need of a race.Colm Murphy reports former Champion Hurdler Brave Inca is in the best condition he has been for a long time, and as befits his name, he still has the right attitude to racing, but having been off the track with injury for over a year, the trainer is certain he will need his forthcoming run in the Bar-One Racing Hattons Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse this coming Sunday. Russell to partner Sublimity.Leading Irish national hunt jockey Davy Russell will ride Sublimity for trainer Robbie Hennessy in this Saturday's wbx.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle. Russell is a more than able substitute for the injured Philip Carberry, who is still recovering from his crashing fall in a race in France earlier in the week. Sublimity, a former Champion Hurdler, is on the come back trail after an injury hit season, and Russell will certainly obtain the best possible performance from the returning hurdling star. Lingfield for Lodge Lane.It appears the seven year old Lodge Lane will have his next run for trainer Victor Dartnall in the December Novices Chase at Lingfield Park. This is a path preferred by the trainer for his good novice chasers, and with Lodge Lane having only been defeated twice in eight outings, Dartnall will be eyeing a preparation suited to winning one of the major novice chase prizes at either Cheltenham or Aintree in the spring.
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