Another prominent Irish racehorse trainer, Pat Hughes, is facing charges of possessing unauthorised drugs, including the anabolic steroid, Stanozol.

Bagenalstown, Co Carlow-based Hughes, who has trained two winners of the Irish Grand National, appeared in Carlow District Court last Thursday. The matter was adjourned by Judge Eamonn O’Brien until May 8th for hearing.

Hughes has been charged with possession of unauthorised drugs, including a 20ml bottle of Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. He was also charged with being in possession of a number of other substances including Vetaglin, Juracyl, Diurex, Aspegic Powder, a 20ml bottle of AMP5, a 100ml bottle of VAM and a 100ml bottle of L-Carnitine.

Hughes’ two winners of the Irish Grand National were Insure (1986) and Point Barrow in 2006.