PRETTY much everyone involved in the sport was appalled by the recent revelations in the Viking Hoard case, and the subject matter has been thoroughly picked over in the intervening week or so since that shocking story first broke.

It’s fair to say that this case ought to prove some kind of watershed for the industry given how extreme the details were, and those with any association with the sport are quick to express their horror that a horse could be allowed to run while virtually senseless due to doping in such a callous manner.