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27th February 2015
12:38pm GMT

'he would like to apologise to all those he feels he has let down through an act of foolishness and, having informed those same people over the last couple of days, would like to thank them for their support. The analysis of his sample confirmed the presence of benzoylecgonine, which is a metabolite of cocaine."Cook would have been the booked rider for the Ellison fancy 'Definitly Red' in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle, but will now have to seek out a different jockey after this morning's news. Cook can expect a ban of about six months if previous sanctions for riders such as Danny Grant are any indication. When asked by the Racing Post his views Ellison was forthright in his estimation of Cook and the the test result:
'I'm very disappointed and he has just been a stupid lad really. I don't know if he was embarrassed or what, but when I spoke to him the other day he just said he wasn't riding this week.'H/T Racing Post
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