Bowen hit with pounds 1,750 fine [...]; IN BRIEF.Bowen hit with pounds 1,750 fine PETER BOWEN was yesterday fined pounds 1,750 by the BHA's disciplinary panel after Dais Return failed a drug test following victory in a maiden hurdle at Sedgefield in April. It was his third offence in two years. Dais Return tested positive for salbutamol salbutamol /sal·bu·ta·mol/ (sal-bu´tah-mol) albuterol. sal·bu·ta·mol n. A sympathomimetic agent used as a bronchodilator, especially in the treatment of asthma. , a prohibited substance. The panel accepted an admission from Bowen - who ran the five-year-old despite being advised by his vet of the recommended withdrawal period for the drug - that he was in breach of rule 53. Dais Return was disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. and the race awarded to Posh Bird. |
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