Ep 1078 - Dunlop calls for rule change after "harsh" cocaine penalty

Nick Luck Daily Podcast

Nick is joined by RTE and Racing TV broadcaster Jane Mangan to discuss the latest from around the racing world. They begin this episode with an interview with Classic winning trainer Ed Dunlop, who was handed a one year disqualification, suspended for one year, after one of his horses tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine. Also on today's show, NARS CEO George McGrath reacts to Dunlop's roll out of random drug tests for stable staff. In other news, Thoroughbred Group Chair Julian Richmond Watson reacts to the PRA latest and gives a report on his own organisation's progress, plus Naohiro Goda on Japanese Arc contender Shin Emperor, and Killian Hunt reports from GOFFS at Doncaster, where he catches up with Ed Sackville and Anthony Bromley. Finally, enjoy Part 2 of this week's Weatherbys interview with Craig Bernick of Glen Hill Farm.