IF you were to put accusing words “deliberately and recklessly causes or permits” into a sentence to charge trainer Mick Winters of malpractice, you would be guaranteed to raise a considerable amount of ire among racefans and supporters of the popular trainer.

So it proved after the Cork stewards used Rule 212A (i) to find that Churchtown Glen had not been allowed to run on his merits in the opening maiden hurdle at Cork last Sunday. The trainer was fined a significant sum in €6,000, jockey and horse also given bans.