‘Shark’ Hanlon’s racing licence suspended over video of dead horse in open trailer

‘Shark’ Hanlon’s racing licence suspended over video of dead horse in open trailer

King George winning-trainer fined €2,000 over incidentExposed carcass was seen widely on social media

John “Shark” Hanlon, who saddled Hewick to record a memorable success in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, has had his licence suspended for 10 months by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board following an incident in June in which a dead horse was transported “over a significant distance on the public roads” when “completely uncovered and fully visible to members of the public”.

Videos of the carcass on an open trailer behind a horsebox with Hanlon’s distinctive #TeamHewick branding circulated on social media at the time, and the IHRB’s referrals committee said in its finding on the case on Thursday that the incident had caused “significant prejudice to the integrity, proper conduct and good reputation of the sport of horse-racing.”

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