Vol 13 / No 3 12 February 2021 Fortnightly by Subscription Virtual GBGB Awards 2020 – Sunday 14th February @6pm Latest Open Race Details GBGB Greyhound of the Year category nominee KILARA LION, unbeaten during the competition, wins the TRC Health + Hygiene Blue Riband at Towcester for owners Chris Crampton, Harry Crapper, Photo: Steve Nash David Priestley & Nigel Thomas and 2020 Trainer of the Year Patrick Janssens. 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 Sat 20 Feb 714m Flat Crayford 2021 Ladbrokes Golden Jacket Sat 27 Feb 480m Flat Monmore Green Ladbrokes Winter Derby Sat 27 Feb 480m Puppies Monmore Green Ladbrokes Puppy Derby Fri 19 Mar 400m Flat Romford Coral Golden Sprint Sun 4 Apr 480m Hurdle Central Park 2021 Springbok Sat 10th July 500m Flat Towcester 2021 English Greyhound Derby 2021 ENGLISH GREYHOUND DERBY The dates for the English Greyhound Derby at Towcester Stadium have been confirmed as follows: First round: Fri 4th and Sat 5th June Quarter Finals: Sat 26th June Second round: Fri 11th and Sat 12th June Semi Finals: Sat 3rd July Third round: Sat 19th June Final: Sat 10th July 2021 Published by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain Limited at Genesis House, 17 Godliman Street, London EC4V 5BD Telephone 020 7822 0900 Fax 020 7822 0901 www.gbgb.org.uk Disclaimer for advertising in the GBGB Calendar: Inclusion of an advertisement in this GBGB Calendar does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the GBGB of the advertised goods or services, nor does it constitute or imply any representation that use of the goods or services is in compliance with the Rules of Racing in force from time to time or that the goods or services will be suitable or appropriate for the use described. 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On Sunday 14 February 2021 at 6pm, GBGB will host its annual Greyhound of the Year Awards. This year, the stars of 2020 will be recognised at a unique and exceptional virtual awards ceremony hosted by Darrell Williams and Jonathan Hobbs. The evening is set to celebrate 2020’s leading canine athletes across each of the different racing disciplines, together with the best of British breeding. The awards will also be an opportunity to honour the incredible people behind our sport including owners, trainers and kennelhands. The online event is free to attend and registration is now open via this link. https://gbgbawards2020.trickbox.live/sign-up The full list of nominees for the eight open race category awards can be found here. https://www.gbgb.org.uk/gbgb-awards-2020-nominations-announced/ Mark Bird, GBGB Managing Director, said: “The evening promises to be a wonderful celebration of the stars of 2020 and a chance to re-live the year’s stand-out performances. Importantly, it is also an opportunity for us to thank everyone within our sport who goes above and beyond on a daily basis to care for our canine athletes. “Whilst we can’t all be together physically, I hope as many people from across the sport can join us virtually so we can celebrate the achievements of our entire greyhound community.” CALENDAR 1 IMPORTANT NOTICES Complaints The Greyhound Board of Great Britain will receive complaints in confidence from anyone concerned about a possible breach of the Rules of Racing. Send emails to [email protected] or call the GBGB office on 020 7822 0900. Alternatively, write to: The Greyhound Board of Great Britain Ltd, Genesis House, 17 Godliman Street, London EC4V 5BD Welfare Hotline If you are concerned about the welfare of any registered racing greyhounds, please call our confidential Welfare Hotline on 020 7822 0917. The line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will be prompted to leave a voicemail message giving as much information as you can so that our team can investigate your concerns fully and ensure appropriate action is taken. 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 Inquiries (between June 2019 Greyhound or could prejudice the and October 2020) but were not wellbeing of a greyhound. The Disciplinary Committee of the considered by the Disciplinary Substances prohibited in racing GBGB were in attendance at a Committee pending the outcome of include therapeutic substances used meeting held on 26 January 2021:- an administration study sponsored for the treatment of greyhounds at Mr R Woodworth CBE (in the chair) by the GBGB to determine Screening all concentrations (“strict liability”). Prof. Madeleine Campbell Limits for ketoprofen and its’ Screening Limits (SLs) have been Mr M Harrod metabolite. That study has now agreed for some of these substances been completed and Screening and 1 KETOPROFEN POSITIVES and increasingly are internationally Residue Limits established. harmonised following cooperation The Disciplinary Committee received The background to the need for an between greyhound racing regulators. reports of four positive samples administration study into ketoprofen As greyhounds may be fed meat, for ketoprofen and/or a ketoprofen was explained by Professor Morris as some of which may contain residue metabolite taken on the following follows: of these therapeutic substances, dates: Ketoprofen is used in animals and these limits may also serve as 1. 11 August 2020 – Central Park man. For animals it is available as Residue Limits (RLs). The SL or RL Stadium – DECISIVE FRANCO – a UK licensed veterinary medicine, is the urine or plasma concentration Professional Trainer Mr M Fenwick in tablet or injectable form, from a adopted for the laboratory screening of a specified therapeutic prohibited 2. 2 October 2020 – Nottingham number of different companies, for substance; it is derived from data Stadium – LITTLE EMIR – therapeutic indications in a number from administration and other Professional Trainer Mr G of species including dogs, cattle, studies followed by a risk analysis Carmichael horses and pigs. A number of tablet consisting of two components: risk 3. 10 June 2019 – Sheffield Stadium or topical (gel) preparations are used in human medicine. assessment (evaluation of the effect – INCA SAPPHIRE – Professional of the substance and factors related Trainer Mr P Barlow Ketoprofen chemically is in the class to its control) and risk management 4. 16 June 2020 – Sheffield Stadium of drugs described as Non-Steroidal (decision step for harmonisation). Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). – GUSSY GOOSE – Greyhound There has been insufficient existing Trainer Mr A Lumb NSAIDs relieve pain, reduce fever and reduce inflammation. All NSAIDS data to derive a SL and RL for The trainers concerned had been have the potential to induce adverse ketoprofen, it was also unclear advised by the Director of Regulation reactions, some of which can be life whether metabolites of ketoprofen that it was not necessary for them to threatening. would be found in the urine of dogs, attend the hearing. The trainers had and in the first instance, considerable been given the option to attend if Professor Morris was not aware of costs would be incurred to obtain they wished, and informed that non- any studies that show ketoprofen such data. could directly affect the performance attendance would not be prejudicial However, in recent years, it has to any future proceedings that may of a greyhound but the alleviation of symptoms by ketoprofen could have become clear that such a study and take place at the direction of the its analysis was required. Although Disciplinary Committee. an indirect effect on performance by mitigating adverse effects of any pain the use of ketoprofen as a NSAID The four above cases involving or inflammation. for the treatment of dogs has now samples which identified the greatly declined, there remains presence of ketoprofen and/or a Accordingly, in Professor Morris’s the possibility of exposure. This is ketoprofen metabolite were the opinion ketoprofen as a NSAID is because the food safety assessment subject of individual Preliminary a substance which by its nature could affect the performance of the 2 VOL 13 NO 2 12 FEBRUARY 2021 of ketoprofen indicates a very low taken from the greyhound DEADLY the dog i.e. not by way of cross- risk to consumers via meat. STORM at Nottingham Stadium on 2 contamination. Unusually, after safety assessment, it October 2020 was analysed by LGC Mr McEntee was a credible witness had been determined by the relevant Health Sciences as containing the who was at a loss to explain the authorities that there is no food safety presence of cimetidine, and that he presence of cimetidine in the dog’s maximum residue limit required in had in his charge a greyhound that sample.