Ms Suzanne Eade:

Overall, HRI has zero tolerance for doping in the sport. It is a given our integrity has to be of the highest quality and all the testing we are supporting through the integrity budget is aimed to deliver that world-class integrity system. It is very important to us. We were very disappointed by the articles last year. We know the work the IHRB has put in place to improve the quality of testing. It now has an International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, IFHA, accredited laboratory and is being more transparent in its reporting of anti-doping.

As for where it is on HRI’s risk register, it is probably the first or second issue. We discuss risk at every meeting of the HRI board, and equine welfare and equine anti-doping are issues discussed in the context of that risk register. It is very high on our agenda and we have no tolerance for doping.