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High Court win a timely seal of approval for IHRB as Luke Comer appeal against steroid sanctions begins
Richard ForristalIreland editor
Luke Comer, whose appeal against IHRB sanctions begins on WednesdayCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)
Seven years have passed since the old Turf Club comprehensively revamped the non-trier rules in a bid to bolster its authority.
At the time, the regulator had been lambasted for an inability to make its own rules stick.
In summary, raceday stewards were undermined by a benign appeals process, the perception being that appeal panels were fearful of various legal threats.
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- An act of Henderson's revered sorcery is about all we have left to cling to after Constitution Hill's underwhelming gallop at Newbury
- Long-awaited report into IHRB scandal makes one thing absolutely clear - the whole situation stinks
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