More positive tests in horses at Mahmood Al Zarooni's stables

Last year's Ladbrokes St Leger hero Encke is among seven further horses formerly in the care of Mahmood Al Zarooni to test positive for anabolic steroids, the British Horseracing Authority has said.

Encke made great strides in 2012, graduating from a Sandown handicap via Group-race places at Goodwood and York to foil the Triple Crown bid of Camelot. In beating Aidan O'Brien's charge by three-quarters of a length, Encke ended Camelot's chances of emulating Nijinsky, who was the winner of the 2000 Guineas, Derby and Leger in 1970. The BHA confirmed Encke was routinely tested after finishing third in the Voltigeur at York and after his Doncaster triumph, with the colt returning negative results on both occasions. Energizer was previously a Group Three winner at Royal Ascot when trained in Germany, while Steeler won the Royal Lodge last year for Mark Johnston. Bin Suroor, who won the Group One JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday with Farhh, said: "I'm happy that my stable is clear. I said before, the BHA can come any time they like, I've got absolutely nothing to hide. "Ever since we started, everything has gone in the books. I knew 100% that they wouldn't find anything and now everybody else knows the same." Bin Suroor will now assume temporary control of the remaining inmates at Moulton Paddocks while Godolphin seek a new trainer. He added: "It will be very busy but it will only be temporary. It will be just for a few weeks until we get somebody else in."