Racing:Frankie Dettori will have to wait until tomorrow to learn his fate after France Galop concluded their hearing into his failed drugs test.
The 41-year-old rider is expected to be handed a six-month ban after testing positive for a banned substance at Longchamp on September 16th. The French racing authority’s medical commission held an initial inquiry last month before passing their findings onto the stewards for their consideration.
France Galop announced on November 21 that Dettori would be temporarily suspended from riding in France with immediate effect on medical grounds, although he has not actually ridden in public since taking part in the Melbourne Cup in Australia on November 6th.
Dettori’s solicitor Christopher Stewart Moore was in Paris for this morning’s hearing but will not comment on the case until France Galop have published their decision. Julien Pescatore, spokesman for the authority, said last night: “France Galop will not be making any comment until Wednesday.”