Vic trainers partly win cobalt appeal

Racing trainers Danny O’Brien (left) and Mark Kavanagh have partly won appeals over cobalt charges.

Victorian trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh have partly won an appeal over cobalt charges.

Racing Victoria took the long-running case to the Court of Appeal, after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal overturned O’Brien and Kavanagh’s respective four- and three-year disqualifications for administering cobalt.

The Court of Appeal on Friday partly upheld Racing Victoria’s appeal while also dismissing a charge the trainers administered cobalt, which means the case will be sent back to VCAT to determine a penalty.