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Philip Fenton pictured with the Tullow Tank. Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Time To Appeal

Philip Fenton to fight three-year ban from horse racing for possessing banned steroids

Fenton had been found guilty on eight charges of possessing banned animal medicines, including anabolic steroids.

PHILIP FENTON IS going to fight his three-year ban from horse racing and has launched an appeal.

Fenton was found guilty on eight charges of possessing banned animal medicines, including anabolic steroids, at his stables in Tipperary and was fined €10,200.

The multiple Grade One-winning trainer, and former champion amateur jockey, has decided to appeal against the length of disqualification.

At last Saturday’s Turf Club hearing, it was decided to postpone until March 1st Fenton’s full disqualification from any racing environment but he is banned from training horses from midnight this Friday.

Fenton’s last major triumph was when Last Instalment won February’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown while he enjoyed a Cheltenham festival victory with Dunguib in 2009.

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