Martin’s suspension extended following Newcastle rule breaches

IHRB imposes further sanctions after trainer’s actions on Northumberland Plate day.

Suspended trainer Tony Martin has had his ban extended by two months and will incur a fine after his actions following Alphonse Le Grande’s Northumberland Vase win.

In mid-May the trainer was banned for six months for breaking anti-doping rules, three of which were suspended.

His sister, Cathy O’Leary, has taken over his licence in his absence, but Martin was present in the paddock before and after the Newcastle success and appeared to have given Hollie Doyle riding instructions.

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board’s referrals committee considered Martin’s actions to “constitute a flagrant disregard of the rules” that had “brought horse racing into disrepute” resulting in an additional two months’ suspension, running from August 16 to October 16, and a EURO 5,000 fine.

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