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VOL 12 NO 2 31 JANUARY 2020 IMPORTANT NOTICES Complaints 7KH*UH\KRXQG%RDUGRI*UHDW%ULWDLQZLOOUHFHLYHFRPSODLQWVLQFRQÀGHQFHIURPDQ\RQHFRQFHUQHGDERXWDSRVVLEOHEUHDFKRIWKH5XOHVRI5DFLQJ Send emails to [email protected]*%*%RIÀFHRQ020 7822 0900$OWHUQDWLYHO\ZULWHWR 7KH*UH\KRXQG%RDUGRI*UHDW%ULWDLQ/WG *HQHVLV+RXVH *RGOLPDQ6WUHHW /RQGRQ(&9%' GBGB ICC Fees effective Registration/Transfer £26 Transfer £13£15 Change Of Name £81 Transfer for partnership £18£20 ST January Change of Name £30£33 Register a Company/Syndicate name £25£27 Professional Trainer Licence £50 20 Transmission Licence Fees Greyhound Trainer Licence £40 £42£ per race Assistant Trainer £10 i) Races broadcast into UK andIrish betting Head Kennelhand £10 shops Kennelhand £8 ii) Races broadcast on any direct to home TV Local Official £10 service Examples of New Registration/Transfer Costs New Syndicate/Company One Owner Registration/Transfer Partnership Registration/Transfer Registration/Transfer GBGB £26 GBGB£26 GBGB£26 ICC £13£15 ICC£20 £18 ICC Transfer£15 £13 Total £39£41 Total£46 £44 ICC Syndicate/Company Registration£27 £25 Total£68 £64 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 Blackett, stipendiary steward, and At the local inquiry Mr Ray suggested Professor Tim Morris, independent that the source might be water The Disciplinary Committee of the scientific adviser, were in attendance. given to his neighbour’s, Mr Tutty’s, GBGB were in attendance at a On 9 August 2019, at Henlow peacocks. Mr Tutty has made a meeting held on 14 January 2020:- Stadium, a pre-race urine sample statement in which the only wormer Mr K Salmon (in the chair) was taken from LAVALLY ROSE, he names is Panacur® which Mr R O’Donovan a greyhound trained by Mr Jason does not contain levamisole. The Mr P O’Dowd Ray, which upon analysis by LGC Disciplinary Committee therefore ruled this out as a possible source. 1 Henlow Stadium – LAVALLY identified the presence of tetramisole. ROSE – Professional Trainer The Disciplinary Committee heard Another possible source would have Mr J Ray evidence from Professor Morris to been contaminated meat, but Mr Ray’s written evidence clearly states Professional Trainer Mr Jason Ray the effect that a stereoisomer of tetramisole is used as a wormer in that he does not feed meat to his was found in breach of rules 152 greyhounds. (i) & (ii), 174 (i)(a) and 217 of the cattle, sheep and pigeons under GBGB Rules of Racing in that a urine the name levamisole. It is not In his written statement Mr Ray sample taken from the greyhound licensed in the UK for use in dogs states that he used Prazitel Plus LAVALLY ROSE at Henlow Stadium and may produce adverse effects XL® wormer and produced 2 on 9 August 2019 was analysed by in dogs including