Black Caviar’s trainer Peter Moody says he is certain he will beat doping charges against him, after cobalt was found at elevated levels in his racehorse Lidari.

Moody told RSN that his relationships with fellow trainers had suffered and that they were treating him differently since the charges were brought before him.

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“A few of them [fellow trainers] have short memories,” Moody said.

He vowed he had “no doubt in the world” he would be found not guilty of administering cobalt to Lidari in the spring of 2014. If he’s found guilty he would be banned from racing for three years.

He addressed the rules as akin to a “nanny state” and said he was scared a horse would test positive to a barred substance “every time I saddle one up”.

Moody also claimed it was impossible for a stable the size of his to completely protect itself from disallowed conduct, because of harsh rules that legislate on innocuous treatments were so strict.

The trainer believes Lidari’s elevated cobalt levels stem from a hoof powder that he didn’t know contained concentrated levels of cobalt.

Moody said the perception he’d cheated with Black Caviar was hurtful and that his daughters were suffering because of the scrutiny.