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Dettori case to be heard next Tuesday

ESPN staff
November 27, 2012
Frankie Dettori tested positive for a banned substance in September © Getty Images
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France Galop stewards will meet on December 4 to decide what action to take against Frankie Dettori following his positive test for a banned substance.

Dettori tested positive at Longchamp on September 16 and the medical commission of France Galop handed down a temporary suspension on medical grounds.

The findings of the commission were forwarded to France Galop and their stewards will sit on Tuesday to discuss the case.

A France Galop tweet read: "The France Galop stewards to study Lanfranco Dettori's file on December 4."

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