PRESCOTT FACES HARE COURSING PROSECUTION

The Guardian

Sir Mark Prescott, the Newmarket trainer, is to face charges at Scarborough magistrates court in November relating to alleged hare coursing, which was banned in Britain at the same time as hunting foxes with hounds in February 2005.

Prescott, and celebrity chef Clarissa Dickson Wright, who featured on the BBC food show Two Fat Ladies, face a private prosecution by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Both face allegations of hunting hares with dogs and attending two events near Malton, North Yorkshire, in March, one at the village of Nunnington and the other at nearby Amotherby.

Prescott, who has continued his interest in coursing in Ireland, where the practice remains legal, will not attract the attention of the British Horseracing Authority should he be found guilty following the IFAW prosecution. "This is not in connection with racing and wouldn't impact on Sir Mark's status as a licensed trainer," said the HRA's Paul Struthers.

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