Propantheline Investigation

26 July 2004
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26 July, 2004

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Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) yesterday announced that it had received official notification from Racing Analytical Services Ltd (RASL) concerning the confirmatory analysis on the remaining six irregularities detected in swab samples reanalysed for propantheline.

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Testing of reserve samples has detected six positive swabs to the prohibited substance propantheline, four in horses trained by Mr Clayton Tonkin and two in horses trained by Mr Martin Herbert.

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Mr Tonkin?s positives were detected in the following post-race urine swab samples taken after the win of each respective runner;

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  • Mystic Vale ? Maryborough, 6 February 2004
  • Monaco Prince ? Bendigo, 16 February 2004
  • Soros ? Cranbourne, 23 February 2004
  • Mystic Vale ? Terang, 21 April 2004

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Mr Tonkin has been asked to attend an inquiry at HRV, 740 Mt Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds at 10.30am on Wednesday, 28 July.

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Mr Herbert?s positives were detected in the following post-race urine swab samples taken after the win of each respective runner;

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  • Antigua Bay ? Cranbourne, 7 February 2004
  • Bally Hooley ? Maryborough, 5 May 2004

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Mr Herbert has been asked to attend an inquiry at HRV at 2.30pm on 28 July.

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Stewards have also asked Mr Greg Cramp and Mr Shayne Cramp to attend an inquiry at HRV at 1pm on Friday, 30 July, concerning evidence tendered by the two parties during HRV?s propantheline investigation.

 

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