A racehorse work rider who tragically died after being kicked in the head following a fall from a horse was found to be over the drink drive limit, an inquest has heard. Mazar Allauddin, 40, was working for trainer Robert Cowell in Newmarket in March 2023 when the two year old horse he was riding stumbled.
The inquest, held before a jury in Huntingdon, heard that Allauddin had sadly passed away at the scene of the incident despite the immediate attendance of paramedics and stable staff. Health and safety consultant Claire Gabriel's investigation suggested that the rider likely sustained a fatal injury to the head after being stamped on.
Gabriel believed that Allaudin's helmet had not been fastened at the time of the fall and had come off when he hit the ground.
As reported by the Newmarket Journal, it appears that one or more of the horse's hooves had struck the back of Allaudin's head.
The inquest also revealed that post mortem toxicology tests showed the rider had 200 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, which is more than two and a half times the legal drink drive limit, reports the Mirror.
A police officer who attended the scene later found multiple empty vodka bottles and beer cans at Allaudin's residence at the stables.
A statement from a health and safety executive disclosed that Allaudin had been arrested earlier in 2023 for drink-driving and was listed on the police national computer as an alcoholic, who suffered withdrawals.
Cowell had told the hearing that his yard had a zero tolerance policy towards alcohol and was not aware of any concerns about drinking issues in respect of Mr Allauddin, who had only rejoined the workforce nine days before the accident.
Gabriel said there was no evidence that he would have survived the fall had he not consumed alcohol, believing the main factor was his helmet which was not fastened securely at the time of the fall.
The jury returned a conclusion of accidental death.
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