Ladies First

Neil Waggot and Stephen Walker, who worked as maintenance staff at Newcastle Racecourse, have been banned from racing for 10 years for allegedly doping the Mick Easterby trained Ladies First (GB) (Monsieur Bond {Ire}) at Newcastle in September of 2018. CCTV footage revealed Waggot and Walker feeding Ladies First in the racecourse stable area before she ran. Ladies First subsequently tested positive for Timolol, a beta blocker after she was beaten 22 lengths as the 6-4 favourite. A spokesperson for Newcastle Racecourse said, "Newcastle Racecourse takes all matters of security...