One-time prime ministerial contender Mark Latham was tossed out of Royal Randwick Racecourse by police under a new rule drawn up by the Australian Turf Club specifically aimed at him.

The independent NSW MP has threatened to take legal action against the club, which owns Sydney’s four metropolitan racetracks, claiming his eviction was payback for his campaign against the $5 billion sale of Rosehill Gardens.

Officers escorted him out of the racecourse’s Grandview Restaurant and off the premises in dramatic scenes on Epsom Day on Saturday afternoon during which another patron shouted: “Can I have his dessert?”

Latham said he was there as the guest of a member, having handed back his own ATC membership in June after being placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond over an on-course tirade a

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