Gerard Butler: Trainer withdraws appeal over five-year doping ban Trainer Gerard Butler has withdrawn his appeal against a five-year disqualification imposed by the British Horseracing Authority for doping.

The 47-year-old admitted injecting four horses with Rexogin, a product designed for human use, which contains the anabolic steroid stanozolol.

He also used Sungate, which contains traces of the steroid, on five horses.

Newmarket trainer Butler previously blamed his own naivety, describing the incident as "one disastrous lapse".

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