Godolphin racing manager 'betrayed' by banned trainer Al Zarooni

Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford "deeply regrets" the part he played in hiring Mahmood Al Zarooni.

British Horseracing Authority chief executive Paul Bittar stressed the investigation is not yet complete and further charges could be brought against the other individuals that were involved. He said: "Rarely do we have a situation where the trainer puts up his hands and gives us a list of everybody else that has been involved in the giving of the medication. Ultimately we were able to deal with it quickly because of the public interest issue. "We certainly didn't do this on Godolphin's terms but rarely to you get their level of cooperation. "There have been some suggestions that Al Zarooni wasn't even in the country when the steroids were administered but the evidence we have - written evidence from Godolphin and Al Zarooni - suggests that he was A, in the country, and B, he was responsible for directing the administration of the drugs. "Some of the investigations are on-going. The vet's assistant who has been mentioned is a nebulous term in a way as he's not really a vet at all, he just simply assists but he's not captured under the rules. "The interviews with the foremen are on-going and that part of the investigation is on-going but because of Al Zarooni having responsibility for the horses we needed to deal with him first. "We asked Al Zarooni if he'd ever administered steroids before and he said he hasn't. Both his yard and Saeed bin Suroor's have been tested before and all those results came back negative. "The investigation is not complete and whether the evidence brings about further charges I couldn't comment, it's wherever the evidence takes us."