AN unsteady couple of weeks in the horse racing world. The John Warwick case has certainly set the cat among the pigeons. Not pleasant reading. Hard luck or bad timing for Ted Walsh and Liam Burke who happened to be at the premises in Kildare when the finding was made.

Some other names are also in the mix for having visited and used the services of John Warwick. A man whose treatments are tried and tested by lots of people for years and have been regarded as completely legal. I have no clue if all, some or none are innocent or guilty, though this week the IHRB confirmed that all horses on-site tested negative. In my time riding and training, other than Lasix and bute, which are legal to use at home, just not to race on, I came across no illegal drug use in horses. There have been some cases involving prohibited substances in the last couple of years. All I can say is that in my first-hand experience as a jockey and trainer, I have no evidence or reason to see racing as anything other than a very clean sport.