Trainer out over cobalt

QUEENSLAND trainer Leigh Wanless has been disqualified for 12 months after Mista Busy returned positive to cobalt at a Rockhampton race meeting.

Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards concluded an inquiry after cobalt was detected in a urine sample taken from Mista Busy on February 16, 2017.

The original inquiry held in August heard extensive evidence from Wanless, his staff and officials from the QRIC Racing Science Centre and the Scientific Manager at Racing Analytical Services Limited.

After considering all the evidence, Wanless, who is based at Gympie, was charged with bringing a horse to race with a prohibited substance.

Wanless has a week to decide whether to seek an internal review.