A TROUBLED Cheltenham Festival-winning trainer has been banned for three months with immediate effect for ‘non-sporting offences’.
David Cottin has been denied the right to appeal the verdict handed down by France Galop, according to Paris Turf.
AFPCheltenham Festival-winning trainer David Cottin has been hit with an immediate three-month ban that he has been blocked from appealing[/caption]
Cottin, who was previously banned after horses in his yard failed drugs tests, cannot have another runner until late September.
The French handler saddled the JP McManus-owned Easysland to Cross Country Chase success at the 2020 Festival.
He was previously ‘one of the most charismatic jockeys’ before becoming a trainer and is son of famed French handler Philippe Cottin.
More to follow.
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