Mr. Darragh O'Loughlin:

Our chief veterinary officer works closely with the veterinary officer in the equine welfare unit in HRI so there is close collaboration on standards of equine welfare and on HRI understanding what the outcomes of our processes are. While cases are still in process and in that space between an adverse analytical finding and the committee finding a breach and handing down a sanction, that is essentially closed because we have to treat people as innocent until we have found them to have breached rules.

HRI is aware of all of that activity after the fact and as regards what proper equine welfare standards would be, what racecourses, stables and training for trainers and stable staff need to look like. HRI and the IHRB would work very closely on all of that.