Tuesday 13 November 2012 19:14, UK
Frankie Dettori is set to face a France Galop inquiry next week after a 'positive test' at Longchamp in September, the rider's legal representative has revealed.
Dettori had four rides at Longchamp on September 16, a day of major trials for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe meeting the following month. The Italian partnered Marco Botti's Joshua Tree to finish third in the Qatar Prix Foy, while the John Hammond-trained Sarah Lynx trailed home last in the Prix Vermeille. He was then beaten just a head into second on Godolphin's Farhh in the Prix du Moulin and was third for his former employers on Willing Foe in the Prix Gladiateur. France Galop have not commented on proceedings and in previous similar cases they have not issued a statement before the hearing.
