Trainer Nick Ryan accused of having banned substance after stable inspection on Derby Day
- Flemington trainer Nick Ryan had two runners withdrawn from today's meeting after Racing Victoria (RV) stewards charged him with alleged possession of a prohibited substance.
- Ryan was charged after a stable inspection this morning by RV's Compliance Assurance Team, which resulted in the forced scratchings of Anglaise (Wakeful Stakes) and Doubt Time (Coolmore Stud Stakes).
- "Mr Ryan was found to have in his possession, in the glove box of his motor vehicle, two syringes of Darbepoetin Alfa which is a prohibited substance under Prohibited List A of the Australian Rules of Racing," RV stewards repor
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- Flemington trainer Nick Ryan had two runners withdrawn from today's meeting after Racing Victoria (RV) stewards charged him with alleged possession of a prohibited substance.
- Ryan was charged after a stable inspection this morning by RV's Compliance Assurance Team, which resulted in the forced scratchings of Anglaise (Wakeful Stakes) and Doubt Time (Coolmore Stud Stakes).
- "Mr Ryan was found to have in his possession, in the glove box of his motor vehicle, two syringes of Darbepoetin Alfa which is a prohibited substance under Prohibited List A of the Australian Rules of Racing," RV stewards repor
Sources: ABC Australia