A racing trainer who hit a horse with a branch will send out his first runners this week after he served a short ban.
Sir Mark Todd was not allowed to send horses to the track while his actions in a viral clip were looked into by the British Horseracing Authority. The 66-year-old was suspended on February 16 in response to the footage, which saw him strike the horse when it appeared reluctant to cross a water obstacle.
Last week, Todd, an Olympic gold medal-winning rider, was handed a four-month ban. However as two months were deferred, he could resume training racehorses immediately – and he has entered two members of his string for races on Wednesday. Wow William has been declared for Lingfield's At The Races App Market Movers Handicap (4.50), while Prophet's Dream is set to run in the George Smith Horseboxes Novice Stakes (6.10) at Salisbury.
