On January 28^th, the Disciplinary committee of the  Jockey Club of the Czech Republic announced that Nikas, first past the post in the 2015 Ceská Pojišt‘ovna Velka Pardubicka, has been disqualified after theobromine and caffeine were found in his urine sample, and the results were confirmed when the B sample  was analysed.

The Disciplinary Committee determined that the presence of these banned substances was due to incorrect labelling of food supplements supplied to the trainer. For this reason, and because of the trainer’s long-term good conduct and good  reputation, it was not necessary to punish him further.

This decision is open to appeal.

A full translation of the Disciplinary Committee’s verdict will appear here.