On Tuesday former trainer Robin Bastamin received a ban of 3 years from the racing authorities the BHA.  He had apparently given one of his daughters horses a Haemo 15 injection on race day, the horse went and won, but later failed the dope test, The reason was of the high level of cobalt in his system.  Giving horses a Haemo 15 injection is pretty normal in the horse racing industry, it basically is a multi vitamin injection, that boosts horses red cell’s, it gives them a boost.  Some trainers believe it can help some horses who are not great eaters, as was what Bastamin gave as his reason for administering the injection.  His daughter who trains the horse, said she did not have any knowledge of her father giving the horse the injection.  I think the Bastamin’s have been unlucky, as giving the drug is not banned, it was the amount of cobalt in the horses post race test, which was the problem.  There is no real evidence that a Haemo 15 injection falls into the ‘performing enhancing’ bracket, as quoted by qualified vet and trainer Mark Johnston in yesterday’s Racing Post.

Will look at today’s cards and try and find a winner. Did not have a bet yesterday.

More  later.