The Shepparton coach Isabel Walsh was based on her Pacer Cantfindabettorman NZ (Pacer Cantfindabettorman NZSweet Lou) returned a positive swab, but she has retained her belt racing training.
The stewards in Recent South Wales in Gurt Racing fried an investigation on May 7, after confirming that the forbidden substance heptamineol in Cantfindabettorman NZS urine sample after the gelding after the gelding was determined on the tab-internal dominion pacers in Menangle on December 14, 2024.
The first results of the Australian racing laboratory were later confirmed by Racing Analytical Services Constrained in Victoria.
Heptaminol is a vasodilator and heart stimulant, which is classified as a forbidden substance of class 3 according to the rules of Australian belt separation. It can be used therapeutically to treat low blood pressure and improve blood flow, but is prohibited on the race day, since it increases the performance by increasing the heart rate and circulation. The presence in a sample on the race is strictly prohibited regardless of the intention or therapeutic apply.
In addition to her husband Peter Walsh and the veterinarian Dr. Simon Robinson in front of Stewards to provide evidence of the stable's treatment practices and medication.
She owed her guilty of presenting a horse so as not freely from a forbidden substance according to the Australian racing rules 190 (1), (2) and (4).
While the crime usually has significant consequences, HRNSW stewards has a fine of 3,000 US dollars as a suspension or disqualification of the WalsH license, with reference to several mitigating factors, including:
- It was her first crime of this kind
- The substance was administered under animal guidance,
- The complete treatment details were properly recorded in the trainer's logbook.
- It corresponded to all veterinary advice and HRNSW messages.
The stewards also took into account their cooperation, their culpable plea and their immaculate record in determining the punishment.
According to the rule 195, Cantfindabettorman NZ was disqualified by the Inter -Dominion -Trost, which changed the official placements of the December feature.
Walsh keeps the right to make an appeal against the decision.
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