Dr. Lynn Hillyer:

There was no wrongdoing so there was no action to be taken against wrongdoing. Two laboratories were doing their job. The Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques, LCH, was doing its job detecting what it thought it should detect, and the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, LGC, was doing its job detecting what it thought it should detect. With regard to our role in this as the regulator, the minute the news broke we were on the telephone immediately to our laboratory and then to our colleagues in France and Britain, in that order, and we convened immediate meetings. I mean immediately, whatever time it was at night. We then triggered an international meeting of the powerhouse of international anti-doping decision-making which is the advisory council of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, IFHA. This was led by the chairman Mr. Terry Wong, who is the lead analyst in Hong Kong. There were actions and outcomes from that. It is very important to stress that nationally I also worked with colleagues within the Department and with the feed manufacturers involved. It was a very extensive and very rapid process.