Hollie Doyle has obtained a one-month suspended ban by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) after testing constructive for traces of Dihydrocodeine, a painkiller used to deal with an elbow harm she suffered in January.
Doyle examined constructive in April this yr when she returned from a damaged elbow sustained in a fall at Wolverhampton in January.
The jockey says the BHA settle for the breach was “harmless and unintended” and is grateful to her household, associates, and employers for his or her “help and recommendation during the last 5 months”.
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Doyle returned from a critical elbow harm in April
In assertion Doyle mentioned: “In April, when returning to trip after my elbow harm, Dr Jerry Hill knowledgeable me that I had examined constructive for traces of Dihydrocodeine, which is a painkiller used to deal with reasonable to extreme ache.
“I required elbow surgical procedure in February and was prescribed Dihydrocodeine, which I ended consuming just a few days after my operation because it made me really feel unwell.
“In April I examined constructive on my return to trip, and I said that I had solely been taking Ibuprofen and paracetamol all through my restoration to regulate some swelling.
“After some analysis we discovered that the contamination got here from a packet of ibuprofen which I had bought when driving abroad, that unknowingly contained small quantities of Dihydrocodeine. The BHA accepts that this was the seemingly supply of the constructive.
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Hollie Doyle
“The BHA additionally settle for that the breach was harmless and unintended, however on account of it being a strict legal responsibility case they discovered it applicable to impose a one month suspended suspension.
“I am extraordinarily grateful to my household, associates, and employers for the help and recommendation during the last 5 months. We’re all very glad it is over.”
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