Synephrine is a substance found in various forms of weeds and hay. It has the potential to enhance performance. How it found its way into Shes A Hovercraft’s system is unknown. You had changed merchants in relation to hay supplies, but testing of the hay proved negative. The testing of some samples of weeds and the like from your property also proved negative. Thus, how the synephrine got into the horse’s system remains a mystery, but some weeds somewhere on your 70 acre property are the most likely cause.

Mr Andrew Cusumano, on behalf of the Stewards, very fairly emphasised that there is no suggestion that this substance was knowingly or willingly put into the horse’s system. Nor is it suggested that it occurred as the result of any negligence or carelessness on your part.


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They were Very understanding. As stated LM has 30 horses at her property, it would have been interesting if SAH was the only one with synephrine in its system, mind you by the time the positive was discovered a fair amount of time had no doubt passed as this case was not heard until 9mths after the race in question