Is it Kev. Is there a worse offence in racing then horse abuse and cheating? Granted neither offence sustained as yet but the purpose of the jiggers is a far shorter bow to draw then the one you raised some weeks ago about the engagement of a particular driver. And under racing’s rules is easy enough to draw that bow to sustain a penalty of 4 years. For argueably the second most recognisable trainer in the land there are those who would say it’s not enough.

Perhaps Weir could be appealing the severity of the sentence in 18 months time. Or he could be facing a raft of additional charges from racing authorities and police. It is irksome that our offenders could not be dealt with so swiftly by racing authorities but the cases are vastly different beasts, something we may have cause to be grateful for in the future.