Willie Mullins fined and horse disqualified after doping test

Trainer Willie Mullins was fined and his horse disqualified after a positive doping test.

Trainer Willie Mullins received a fine and his horse Final Demand was disqualified from a Cheltenham race following a failed doping test. A British Horseracing Authority panel concluded that neither the trainer nor his staff intentionally administered the banned substance.

• The penaltyTrainer Willie Mullins was issued a fine by the racing regulator following the disciplinary hearing.
• The horseFinal Demand lost its placement in the Cheltenham race after the positive sample was uncovered.
• The rulingThe disciplinary panel determined that the trainer and his employees had no prior knowledge of the substance.