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Vol 11 / No 14 12 July 2019 Fortnightly by Subscription calendar Annual Veterinary Kennel Inspections Latest Open Races Details Priceless Blake wins the Star Sports, ARC & LPS Greyhound Derby at Nottingham. The 2019 Derby champion is pictured with owner Bryan Murphy (lifting the trophy) and his wife Photo: Steve Nash Kathleen, together with trainer Paul Hennessy and family (back – Paul and his daughter Sarah, front L-R Susan, Rachel, Grace and Kevin). FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS - WWW.GBGB.ORG.UK -VSSV^.).)VU;^P[[LY'NYL`OV\UKIVHYK'NINIZ[HɈHUK0UZ[HNYHTHUK-HJLIVVR CATEGORY ONE FINALS Date Distance Track Event Sat 20 Jul 380m Crayford Ladbrokes.com Guys and Dolls Sun 21 Jul 480m Hurdle Central Park RPGTV Champion Hurdle Sun 21 Jul 460m Puppies Henlow Henlow Puppy Derby 7XH-XO 7UL'LVWDQFH 6KHIÀHOG *DLQ1XWULWLRQ6WHSVWR9LFWRU\ Wed 24 Jul 450m Sunderland Ted Lloyd Classic Sat 27 Jul 480m British Bred Swindon 73rd British Bred 2-Y-O Produce Stakes Thu 01 Aug 515m Brighton & Hove Coral Sussex Cup Sat 17 Aug 630m Monmore Green Ladbrokes Summer Stayers Classic Sat 17 Aug 480m Monmore Green Ladbrokes Gold Cup 0RQ$XJ P3XSSLHV 1RWWLQJKDP 3XSS\&ODVVLF Fri 06 Sep 575m Romford Coral Champion Stakes Fri 13 Sep 925m Romford Coral TV Trophy Thu 19 Sep 462m Yarmouth RPGTV East Anglian Derby Fri 27 Sep 400m Puppies Romford Romford Puppy Cup Sat 05 Oct 714m Crayford Jay and Kay Coach Tours Kent St Leger Sun 06 Oct 480m Central Park Ladbrokes Kent Derby 0RQ2FW P%ULWLVK%UHG 1RWWLQJKDP %ULWLVK%UHHGHUV6WDNHV Weds 23 Oct 661m Doncaster SIS Yorkshire St Leger Sun 27 Oct 460m Henlow Henlow Derby 6DW1RY P &UD\IRUG /DGEURNHV*ROG&ROODU 6DW1RY P 3HUU\%DUU 53*796W/HJHU 0RQ1RY P 1RWWLQJKDP (FOLSVH6WDNHV Fri 06 Dec 575m Romford Coral Essex Vase Thu 19 Dec 515m Brighton & Hove Coral Olympic )XUWKHUFRPSHWLWLRQVWREHFRQÀUPHG$ERYHGDWHVPD\EHVXEMHFWWRFKDQJH ANNUAL VETERINARY KENNEL INSPECTIONS All Professional and Greyhound trainers are reminded to arrange for their Annual Veterinary Kennel Inspection to take place using the form that was enclosed with their 2019 licence cards, additional forms can be obtained from any Racing Office, from the GBGB office (0207 822 0927), or from the GBGB website. The completed form must be returned to the GBGB office by the inspecting Veterinary Surgeon no later than Monday 2nd September 2019. Trainers should contact their Veterinary Surgeon as soon as practical to make an appointment. A copy of the report will be kept on file at the GBGB with a duplicate being held by the Area Stipendiary Steward. IMPORTANT NOTICES 7KH*UH\KRXQG%RDUGRI*UHDW%ULWDLQZLOOUHFHLYHFRPSODLQWVLQFRQÀGHQFHIURPDQ\RQHFRQFHUQHGDERXWDSRVVLEOHEUHDFKRIWKH5XOHVRI5DFLQJ Send emails to [email protected]*%*%RIÀFHRQ020 7822 0900. Alternatively, write to: The Greyhound Board of Great Britain Ltd, Genesis House, 17 Godliman Street, London EC4V 5BD The Disciplinary Committee wish to advise those appearing before them as “the affected person” that the Disciplinary Committee has the discretion to take account of any previous breaches of the rule(s) of racing which they consider are relevant to a case being heard before them irrespective of the date of commission of the breach. DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE INQUIRIES both positive analyses arose from a muzzle and in public parks, and a single exposure some time prior noted with approval, that he had now The Disciplinary Committee of the to 28 January 2019. Professor stopped doing this. GBGB were in attendance at a Morris was clear that the absence of Some of the GBGB Rules of Racing meeting held on 3 July 2019:- cocaine itself in the samples led him impose strict liability on the trainer. to conclude that cocaine was not Mr K Salmon (in the chair) Accordingly, the Disciplinary administered at the race meeting on Committee found Mr Stutter in Dr AJ Higgins 28 January 2019. Mr A Hunt breach of rules 152 (i), 174 (i)(b), and Professor Morris stated that cocaine, 217 of the GBGB Rules of Racing. 1 Harlow Stadium – SNATCH – Owner Trainer Mr S Stutter as a stimulant of the nervous system, The Disciplinary Committee noted is a substance which by its nature that there were no previous breaches Owner Trainer Scott Stutter was could affect the performance or of the GBGB Rules of Racing by Mr found in breach of rules 152 (i), 174 prejudice the welfare of a greyhound. Stutter. (i)(b) and 217 of the GBGB Rules At the local inquiry, Mr Stutter could The Disciplinary Committee regard of Racing in that a urine sample only explain these positive samples taken from the greyhound SNATCH the presence of cocaine in a racing as the result of environmental greyhound as an extremely serious on 28 January 2019 at Harlow contamination. He elaborated on Stadium was analysed by LGC matter. Normally the presence of this in a letter which he wrote for any class A drug would lead the Health Sciences as containing the the local inquiry stating that his presence of three metabolites of Disciplinary Committee to consider hometown of Farnborough had an disqualifying the trainer involved, cocaine, namely benzoylecgonine, above average rate of drug use. He m-hydroxybenzoylecgonine and however, in all the circumstances of walked his greyhounds in the streets this case, they were content to order m-hydroxycocaine. A second and exercised them in public parks in urine sample taken from the same that Mr Stutter be reprimanded and the town. From time to time, his dogs fined £500. greyhound at Harlow Stadium on were out of his sight and unmuzzled. 3 February 2019 was analysed He believed that the exposure to 2a Shawfield Stadium – LEAHA as containing the presence of cocaine might have arisen as a two metabolites of cocaine, MILLIE – Owner Trainer result of this. He stated he would do Mr T Jordan (Jnr) namely benzoylecgonine and nothing that would jeopardise his m-hydroxycocaine. Mr Stutter had licence or compromise the health of Owner Trainer Thomas Jordan (Jnr) in his charge a greyhound that his greyhound. was found in breach of rules 152 (i), showed the presence of a substance 174 (i)(b) and 217 of the GBGB Rules that by its nature could affect the The Manager of Welfare and Integrity of Racing in that a urine sample performance of a greyhound or Services, Mr Duncan Gibson, on taken from the greyhound LEAHA prejudice its wellbeing. behalf of the GRB, was content MILLIE at Shawfield Stadium on 8 to proceed on the basis that Mr Mr Stutter was in attendance. Mark March 2019 was analysed by LGC Stutter did not himself deliberately Health Sciences as containing the Schellenberg, racing manager of administer cocaine to the greyhound Harlow Stadium, apologised for his presence of atenolol, and that he SNATCH and therefore withdrew the had in his charge a greyhound that non-attendance. Paul Illingworth, allegation under rule 174 (i)(a). The senior stipendiary steward, and showed the presence of a substance GRB further accepted the evidence that by its nature could affect the Professor Tim Morris, independent of Professor Morris that these two scientific adviser, were in attendance. performance of a greyhound or positive analyses arose from a single prejudice its wellbeing. On 28 January 2019 a pre-race urine exposure to cocaine before 28 sample was taken from SNATCH, January 2019. On 8 March 2019, a pre-race urine a greyhound owned and trained sample was taken from LEAHA The Disciplinary Committee found MILLIE, owned and trained by Mr by Mr Stutter. A second pre-race Mr Stutter to be an honest witness sample was taken on 3 February Jordan which upon analysis by LGC who was doing his best to assist identified the presence of atenolol. 2019. Upon analysis by LGC the the inquiry and accepted that he first sample identified the presence did not deliberately administer Professor Morris stated that atenolol of three metabolites of cocaine. cocaine. Mr Stutter categorically is a heart medicine of the type known When the second sample was denied that he was a cocaine user as beta-blockers. It acts by slowing similarly analysed the presence of or that any cocaine user had access the heart rate and as such is a two metabolites of cocaine were to his greyhounds. However, the substance which by its nature could identified. Disciplinary Committee took the view affect the performance or prejudice Professor Morris gave evidence that Mr Stutter was very ill-advised the wellbeing of a greyhound. He that on the balance of probabilities, to exercise his greyhounds without noted that the Disciplinary Committee CALENDAR 1 had found on previous occasions, been administered in order to affect view that Mr Jordan had no place that beta-blockers are known as the greyhound’s performance. in greyhound racing. His slapdash ‘stoppers’ because by slowing On that basis, Mr Gibson, on behalf and negligent handling of his dogs the heart rate they can reduce of the GRB, withdrew the allegation resulted in two positive tests within a performance. under rule 174 (i)(a) of the GBGB very short period of time. He showed A local inquiry was held on 18 April Rules of Racing. complete contempt for the rules 2019. Mr Jordan was unable to of racing, failed to understand or The Disciplinary Committee regretted respect his duties as a trainer, and give any explanation of how LEAHA that Mr Jordan had chosen not to MILLIE was exposed to atenolol. associated with persons who seemed attend this Inquiry as his evidence to share that outlook. He speculated that a passenger may have been of considerable in the car in which he transported assistance. As it was, the Disciplinary In all those circumstances, the the greyhound to the races may Committee had the fact that Disciplinary Committee ordered in have administered atenolol, having MILESIAN SANDY tested positive for respect of LEAHA MILLIE, Mr Jordan previously been disqualified as a cocaine and metabolites of cocaine, be severely reprimanded and fined trainer for administering that drug.