GBGB Licensing Updates BGBF Launch British Bred Graded Series
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Vol 12 / No 17 20 November 2020 Fortnightly by Subscription calendar GBGB Licensing Updates BGBF Launch British Bred Graded Series Roxholme Biscuit jumps the last to land the Colossus Bets Grand National at Central Park in superb style for owner Hayley Keightley, leading a 1-2-3 for trainer Rick Holloway as Photo: Steve Nash Nomansland Flyer (T6) takes the runner up spot, with star veteran Lenson Wilson (T3) in third. FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS - WWW.GBGB.ORG.UK Follow GBGB on Twitter @greyhoundboard @gbgbstaff and Instagram and Facebook CATEGORY ONE FINALS Date Distance Track Event Mon 23 Nov 500m British Bred Nottingham BGBF/Nottingham Breeders Stakes Thu 26 Nov 710m Flat Perry Barr RPGTV St Leger Sun 29 Nov 480m Flat Central Park Ladbrokes Kent Derby Fri 4 Dec 575m Flat Romford Coral Essex Vase Sat 13 Dec 476m Bitches Swindon The Property192 Oaks 2020 Tues 15 Dec 500m British Bred Sheffield BGBF British Bred Derby Fri 18 Dec 500m Puppies Towcester Star Sports English Puppy Derby Sat 19 Dec 945m Flat Brighton & Hove Coral TV Trophy Sat 19 Dec 500m Flat Brighton & Hove Coral Olympic CATEGORY TWO FINALS Date Distance Track Event Thu 26 Nov 480m Flat Perry Barr M Lambe Construction Birmingham Cup in memory of Michael Lambe Senior Tue 15 Dec 660m British Bred Sheffield BGBF Steel City Stayers Trophy Mon 21 Dec 305m Flat Nottingham RPGTV National Sprint Sun 27 Dec 642m British Bred Central Park BGBF St Leger GBGB ANNOUNCES LICENSING UPDATES FOR 2021 GBGB has announced a series of changes to its licensing process for 2021, as part of its drive to continue raising welfare and integrity standards under the Greyhound Commitment. The changes follow a full licensing review conducted by the GBGB Board to explore whether the process was still fit for purpose. This was the first review of its kind since the Board was established more than a decade ago. The changes announced have been delayed since early spring, when the review was originally completed, due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. They will now come into effect on 1 January 2021 and all licence-holders who are impacted will be contacted directly with further details. Whilst other smaller improvements to the process are being introduced, the key change is the consolidation of all trainer licences into one single Professional Greyhound Trainer licence from 2021. This means the discontinuation of the Owner Trainer and Greyhound Trainer licences. The fee structure will also be updated for trainers and calculated according to kennel capacity. These new payments will be staggered; trainers are only required at this stage to pay a £50 non-refundable renewal deposit, with the full amount paid after their NSF certification inspections during 2021. Other changes include: • Trainer licence applications and renewals to be allowed at any point throughout the year and will run for 12 months from the award date; • Kennel staff licence renewals should be made now alongside trainers’ renewals; the costs of these are not increasing and they will be automatically extended, free of charge, to match the end date of trainers’ new licences once formally approved during 2021; • Dual-attachment licences for kennel staff will be considered on a case-by-case basis; • Veterinary surgeons to apply to GBGB directly to be licensed across all stadia; these multi-track licences will be increasing to £50. Mark Bird, Managing Director of GBGB, said: “The licensing changes we have announced are very much common sense and represent how far our sport has come over the past few years. From introducing multi-track veterinary surgeon licences to streamlining the application process, we have sought to respond to feedback from the sport on how we can do things better going forward. “The consolidation of the trainer licences is clearly the most significant of all, however, and signals our unwavering commitment to welfare and integrity and the ongoing professionalisation of our sport. “It is only fair and right that every licensed greyhound trainer is held to the same high standards and is able to be inspected effectively under the PAS 251:2017 and in line with Continued overleaf CALENDAR 1 the GBGB Rules of Racing. The new single Professional Greyhound Trainer licence will allow us to do this, thereby ensuring each of our racing greyhounds receives the best possible care in their residential kennels. “We recognise that this does represent a significant change for our current Owner Trainers and we are keen to support individuals to qualify under the new structure should they wish to. Our Stipendiary Stewards and Registry Team will be working closely with them, and with all our trainers, through the transition. “Likewise, GBGB has not increased its trainer licence fees since it was established in 2009, so a review into this was well overdue. The new fee structure aims to be a fairer and more straightforward system based on kennel capacity and will contribute towards the additional costs of the new NSF International certification inspections. We have, however, decided to stagger the introduction of these payments in light of these past few months.” To explain the changes, and what they mean for different licence-holders, GBGB has published a Questions and Answers document available here https://bit.ly/3kJp9w9 Anyone with further questions is invited to contact GBGB’s Registry Team on 020 7822 0900 (Option 3) BGBF LAUNCHES GRADED SERIES FOR BRITISH BREDS AT EVERY TRACK A new graded series for British bred dogs at every track in the UK has been announced by the BGBF. The aim of the BGBF has always been to support, encourage and reward British Breeding at all levels. Up to now competition sponsorship has been concentrated on Open events, but the BGBF are aware that this means they have been missing out a large proportion of British bred dogs running on all tracks around the country. So, for the first time, the BGBF are launching a series of graded events, one at each track, to support graded dogs along with their breeders, trainers and owners. The BGBF Supporting British Breeding Graded Series will give each venue the option of running its event one of two ways: firstly as an 18 (or 12 if necessary) runner handicap competition; or, if the track does not have, or is currently unable to use, handicap traps, two single race events of different grades (or one 18 or 12 dog race at a single grade if two at different grades are not possible). For the first time also trainers, as well as breeders, of the winning greyhounds will receive a financial reward. Details of this new series have been sent to tracks this week. Each winner will also receive a trophy, provided by the BGBF. BGBF chair Liz Mort commented: ‘We have seen some exciting BGBF competitions this year, despite all the downsides of 2020, and I am delighted that we have been able to continue sourcing and providing sponsorship – our main funding comes via the BGRF but we have also had enormously valuable funding from SIS over the past three years, without which we just would not have been able to run the spread of competitions that we have done! So, big thanks to them as well as to our tracks for hosting our events so well!’ 2 VOL 12 NO 17 20 NOVEMBER 2020 Working safely during Coronavirus (COVID-19) All trainers need to be aware of and follow the government guidance on working in outdoor environments.Working The full safely details of duringthe government coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance can be found online here https:// All trainers need to be aware of and follow the government guidance on working in outdoor www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during- environments. The full details of the government guidance can be found online here coronavirus-covid-19/construction-and-other- outdoor-workhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/working -safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/construction-and-other- outdoor-work Below is an extract from the guidance. Below is an extract from the guidance. Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) All trainers need to be aware of and follow the government guidance on working in outdoor environments. The full details of the government guidance can be found online here Priority actions to take - what businesseshttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/working need to do to protect staff-safely and- customersduring-coronavirus -covid-19/construction-and-other- outdoor-work Seven steps to protect yourself, your staff and your customers during coronavirus. Below is an extract from the guidance. 1. Complete a COVID-19 risk assessment. Share it with all your staff. Find out how to do a risk assessment. Priority actions to take - what businesses need to do to protect staff and customers 2. Clean more often. Increase how oftenSeven yousteps clean to protect surfaces, yourself, especially your staff those and that your are customers being touched during coronavirus. a lot. Ask your staff, customers, visitors or contractors to use hand sanitiser and wash their hands frequently. 1. Complete a COVID-19 risk assessment. Share it with all your staff. Find out how to do a risk assessment. 3. Ask your customers or visitors to wear face coverings where required to do so by law. That is 2. Clean more often. Increase how often you clean surfaces, especially those that are being touched especially important if your customers or visitors are likely to be around people they do not a lot. Ask your staff, customers, visitors or contractors to use hand sanitiser and wash their hands normally meet. Some exemptions apply.frequently. Check when to wear one, exemptions, and how to make your own.