Harness Stewards Inquiry – Trainer Mrs Christine O’Driscoll (MISTER RIGGERS)
Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) Stewards have been advised by the ChemCentre in Perth, that cobalt at a concentration in excess of 100 micrograms per litre, being the threshold prescribed in the Harness Rules of Racing, has been detected in a urine sample taken from MISTER RIGGERS at Northam on 16 April 2021 after it had competed in and finished first in Race 4.
This finding has been verified by the Racing Analytical Services Laboratory (RASL) in Victoria.
Accordingly, the Stewards will inquire into these reports on Wednesday 2 June 2021, which trainer Mrs Christine O’Driscoll has been directed to attend.
Acting under the provisions of Harness Rule of Racing 183 (d) Stewards have directed that Mrs O’Driscoll’s licence to train be suspended forthwith pending the outcome of the Stewards inquiry, to the extent that she is not permitted to nominate or present any horses to race.