RACEHORSE owner and industry professional Noel Hayes has issued a strongly worded statement criticising the way in which he has been treated by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board [IHRB] during its handling of the Yuften investigation.

Hayes was charged by the IHRB of being involved in the “conspiracy” to ensure Yuften did not run on his merits in a Dundalk claiming race in March 2020 but the case against him was dropped in September of this year when, according to Hayes, the IHRB was unable to offer any specific details of the offences he was alleged to have committed.