ONE of the stories of the week has been the controversial withdrawal of gambled-on Petrol Head from the Galway Hurdle.

The horse apparently failed a prohibited substance screening test after winning at Bellewstown for Katy Brown, which is the official reason for the IHRB having him withdrawn, but as usual, there have been various rumours swirling around and it doesn’t take the join-the-dots enthusiasts long to work out what those rumours might be, given the horse’s infamy in IHRB annals.