IT came as a tremendous shock to hear that East Ilsley trainer Hughie Morrison was being charged by the BHA with a serious doping offence, after one of his runners tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone after a random test taken from Our Little Sister at Wolverhampton in January.

Since the hastily executed disqualification of Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al-Zarooni in 2013, there has been a zero tolerance attitude to anabolic steroids in British racing, and Morrison could face a 10-year ban if found guilty.