Shark Hanlon is facing an outrageously unnecessary ban – the IHRB must see sense over ‘tarpaulingate’

THE Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board will bring shame on its own body if it suspends Shark Hanlon from training.

That’s my view on ‘tarpaulingate’, which faces crunch time, or ‘le crunch’, as my old man used to say.

PAShark Hanlon is in the dock after a driver filmed an open carcass on the back of one of his horse trailers – after the tarpaulin covering the body had blown off[/caption]

Today, Hanlon appeals against the severity of a ten-month suspension for bringing racing into disrepute ...