Bad news today for David Lanigan as his Meeznah has been thrown out of the Oaks having been found guilty of failing a drug test. Following the disqualification, the result of the Oaks will be amended with Remember When being promoted to second and Marcus Tregoning trained Rumoush being declared third.
Lanigan was fined £750 following Meeznah's disqualification at a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary inquiry, the source of the drug was never confirmed.
Owners Saif Ali and Saeed Altayer have pledged to stand by the fledgling Newmarket based handler. Bruce Raymond, racing manager for Ali and Altayer, is quoted as saying ‘Obviously we knew about this for some time and it was inevitable. It had to go through the correct procedures and we're obviously disappointed she has lost second place. The inquiry was very thorough and every avenue was exhausted as to how it (ACP) has got in there. They (the BHA disciplinary panel) couldn't find any fault with David's stable management but somehow it has ended up in her blood stream. The good thing is they can't attach any blame to anyone and we will be giving David our full support, and will continue to support him. Meeznah stays in training as a four-year-old and we're hopeful she can redeem herself.’
The result is a real blow for a young trainer who has made a great start to his training career.
One thing is for sure the fact it has taken five months for this sorry story to come to fruition is unacceptable and to have a revised result of a classic run in June announced in November is ridiculous.
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