A date has now been set for trainer John ‘Shark’ Hanlon’s appeal against the severity of a 10-month suspension handed down to him last month.
They said he was "grossly negligent in the supervision of the transport of the horse carcass" and that there was "high culpability" on his part. Hanlon has now been given a date for his appeal against the severity of the suspension, which will mean his star chaser Hewick will be sent to a different trainer.
“I feel very sorry for the staff,” he said. “There are 14 or 15 in work, all with young families. They are going to have no jobs. There are people living here who will have to leave their homes and have nowhere to live after December 1.