The Court Of Appeal this morning has found trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh not guilty for the administration of cobalt which incurs hefty charges.
Racing Victoria took the long-running case to the Court of Appeal, after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal overturned O’Brien and Kavanagh’s respective four- and three-year disqualifications for administering cobalt.
The Court of Appeal on Friday partly upheld Racing Victoria’s appeal while also dismissing a charge the trainers administered cobalt, which means the case will be sent back to VCAT to determine a penalty for presentation.
Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh are likely to only receive fines for their presentation charges.
“Four Supreme Court judges have now exonerated us. It’s time to move on,” O’Brien said
Source:
Danny O'Brien says he and Kavanagh delighted to be once again found to have no knowledge of administration of cobalt @Racing
— Brent Zerafa (@brentzerafa) November 16, 2017
Court Of Appeal finds O'Brien and Kavanagh not guilty of administration. But matter of presentation is now heading back to VCAT @Racing
— Brent Zerafa (@brentzerafa) November 16, 2017
