Both Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh have successfully appealed their cobalt related charges with both trainers able to resume training immediately.
VCAT outcome:
Danny O’Brien has successfully appealed his four year ban for cobalt related charges.
Mark Kavanagh has successfully appealed his three year ban for cobalt related charges.
Hearing:
Justice Greg Garde dismissed the charges against the trainers at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Friday.
Kavanagh and O’Brien had appealed respective three and four-year disqualifications they received after five horses returned positive results for cobalt in 2014.
VCAT found from April 2014 – Aug 2015 procedure for cobalt testing adopted by RV “substantially departed” from requirements set out in rules. Legal consequence is that the test results were “inadmissible”.
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BREAKING |
VCAT has dismissed all cobalt charges against Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh, meaning both are free to resume training.
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“We were up against a big machine here, they have spent over $6m to prosecute this.” @DOBrienRacing @G1X_RACING
— Bruce Clark (@snowyclark) March 16, 2017
