I'm angry and depressed - and desperate for racing's rulers to get a grip

Doesn't it make you angry? That's what I feel most of the time, when contemplating the mess we've been presented with since last week, when Irish government agents found unspecified illegal drugs at an unlicensed yard in Monasterevin in County Kildare. Sometimes the anger ebbs and I'm left with depression.

Here we go again with this wretched cycle of events in racing, which has its roots in the failure of our ruling bodies to get a grip. First we get the dramatic, sudden news of regulatory action, followed by months if not years passing before we get to the end of the story and are finally told who was guilty of what.

In the meantime, bits of the story get out through one media outlet or another. Conflicting explanations are offered by those involved. People we have long admired, significant names in the sport, are drawn into the story and we're left wondering if our opinions of them should change.