Ascot must reassure the public in wake of Mahmood al-Zarooni affair | Greg Wood

To continue to take money from racegoers when aware some horses could have an unfair advantage is one step from fraud The sense of involvement in a drama unfolding after someone pressed "fast forward" on the remote has been distinct and unsettling this week, as Mahmood al-Zarooni was uncovered as a drugs cheat and then banished from the sport for eight years in the space of 72 hours. The pace has slowed a little over the weekend, before the next significant event in the scandal - in terms of the...