Luke McCarthy delighted to be back training

[Duane Ranger]

http://www.harnesslink.com/www/Article.cgi?ID=98170

[barney]

Have i missed something was sure he was found guilty and sure he has right of appeal, but to mention innocent to proven guilty bemuses me.

[Greg Hando]

With blood sample swab's do the relevant authorities only test for prohibitive substance's or prohibitive substance's and DNA . I was thinking if DNA was tested as well they could be 100% sure that the tested sample had in fact come from the Positive tested horse ! By doing this their could be no mistake's made such as the accusation's of mixing up of samples , it's not from my horse etc . Was just wondering how it was all done.

[aussiebreno]

With blood sample swab's do the relevant authorities only test for prohibitive substance's or prohibitive substance's and DNA . I was thinking if DNA was tested as well they could be 100% sure that the tested sample had in fact come from the Positive tested horse ! By doing this their could be no mistake's made such as the accusation's of mixing up of samples , it's not from my horse etc . Was just wondering how it was all done.
Pretty sure swab number is taken and trainer has to sign off on it.

[Greg Hando]

That is what i thought but samples still could be mixed up that is why it may be a good idea to do DNA as well.

[Rhys - B Grade Trainer]

- When i was training my Horse - and i got swabbed at the Races, they took like #4 unit's or blood in those little Cell Captule's - and on the Bag they Write the horses name that they are swabbing and they put it in the Bag and then they show you that it is all done , and that they haven't tamped with the Bag or the Tubes... & if the Trainer is Happy then the Trainer will Sign off , on a Little peice of paper. :) - But every Single Time these day's HRV and Controlling Bodies are always updating there database with New drugs and stuff. - so people that try to inject there horses or ( for Example Use: Bi-Carb ) - get cought out because when u use something like High Bi-Carb it fizzes the Horses up and they can't stand still & the more work they do the more Fizzed up they Get. - :).

Greg - Yes Controlling Bodies only swab for Prohibited Substances , in there Blood. - :)