Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board must must decide how best to respond to residual reputational knock to the sport from grim Luke Comer Jnr case
The IHRB must understand that nothing is more damaging to racing’s social contract with the rest of the world than accusations of neglect. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
The court heard it wasn’t possible to identify the remains because any traceability microchips that might have been in some or all of them were buried in the undergrowth. Comer’s barrister said his client was greatly taken aback and knew nothing about the matter but co-operated fully with the department.Michelle Mone’s Monbeg Genius withdrawn from Aintree Grand National
He is nevertheless licensed by the IHRB to train racehorses, with all the associated privileges and responsibilities that come with that status, which leaves the regulator facing a high-wire act of its own. Last year, the IHRB was forced into conceding a lack of transparency surrounding the circumstances in which former trainer Homer Scott quietly surrendered his licence in 2022. That was on the back of an inspection of his premises by DAFM officials which ultimately led to high-profile exposure of animal neglect.
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