KENNEL NOTESWHAT’S INSIDE

29 SEPTEMBER 2021 Issue: 37

UPCOMING MASTERS RACES

FINISH ON LURE MEETINGS

UPCOMING LOSING SEQUENCE RACES

GRADE 5 SERIES

MONDAY SCRATCHINGS

NORTHAM UPDATE

FROM THE STEWARDS

PUBLIC TRIALS

TRAINEE LURE DRIVER

MOMENTUM HAS PLENTY OF MOMENTUMAfter some impressive performances at Mandurah, the Cosi Dagostino trained Momentum transferred his excellent form to Cannington in the Final of last Saturday night’s WA Bred Championship.

With a solid 5.45secs first sectional he was able to hold off the challenge from Fire Cloud for the lead and then produced a Race Record 29.58secs run to claim his biggest career win to date.

Momentum is yet to turn two years old but has already clocked up $38,000 in prizemoney and his 9 wins and 3 seconds from just 13 starts is outstanding.

Momentum is now heading to Mandurah on Friday night to contest a heat of the Group 3 Mandurah Cup.

NORTHAM TRIALS

RECOMMENCE THIS

SATURDAY

VALE RAY MOON

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Ray Moon who passed away yesterday after a long illness. Ray was well known to all as he was a kennel staff member for several years and often performed the role of parade steward.

A celebration of his life will be held in Box 1 Restaurant on Sunday 10 October, commencing at 11:00am.Staff and industry participants are all welcome to meet with his family and other friends, on that day.

As a mark of respect black armbands will be worn in Race 5 this Saturday night.

Pictured: Craig Abbott, Ray Moon & Alex Whittle.

UPCOMING MASTERS RACES

Tuesday 5 October P5 Masters 405mFriday 8 October P5 Masters 490mTuesday 12 October P5 Masters 405m

Reminder that all Masters races are non-penalty to the winner, and in Open Masters and 4/5 Masters outs still count towards dropping a grade.

UPCOMING LOSING SEQUENCE RACES

Wednesday 6 October LSY6 380mThursday 7 October LSY6 302mSaturday 9 October LSOP 520mThursday 14 October LSY5/6 405mReminder that all Losing Sequence races are selected based on the longest losing sequence down to the shortest. Order of Choice ranking is only used to split greyhounds with the same losing sequence.

A minimum of 6 starts since last win to be eligible to nominate.

FINISH ON LURE RACE MEETINGS

The following upcoming meetings will be scheduled as Finish On Lure meetings:

Cannington Wednesday 13 OctoberCannington Wednesday 27 October

Qualifying Trials will remain as Catching Pen finishes.

GAP UPDATE

Just as a reminder, greyhounds can only be booked in when they are ready to retire (via a race name or ear brands). We will be contacting all trainers to ask for race names/ear brands for any spots currently booked and these will need to be provided to keep that booking.

Note: Trainers when you arrive at the GAP property for a pre-assessment can you please report to the GAP office to let the staff know you are there.

Next available pre-assessment:

Wait time from passed pre-assessment to entry into GAP:

Saturday 11/12/2021 and Tuesday 14/12/2021

If greyhound has an up-to-date C5 vaccination we can take on the day if we have space.

Please note: All greyhounds must be pre-assessed before entering GAP. A greyhound must not have raced 14 days prior to the date it is booked for pre-assessment.

MONDAYS IN OCTOBER SCRATCHING CLOSING TIMES

Please note the Scratching closing time for Mondays in October is being adjusted to 8:30am.

This is due to these meetings starting earlier at around 12:30pm because of daylight savings.

GRADE 5 SERIES FOR CITY MIDDLE DISTANCE GREYHOUNDS

A City Middle Distance Grade 5 series over 600m has been scheduled with the heats on October 23 and the Final on October 30.

2 heats are required for the series to go ahead.

The winner of the final on 30/10/21 will gain automatic entry into the Canning Show Cup.

FROM THE STEWARDS

Notice of Entering/leaving Kennels – Rule 105 (5)

Please be advised that the Greyhounds Entering Kennels function available in Online Nominations will soon be discontinued. Please use your email address and current Online Nominations Password to login to the MyOzChase website (https://www.myozchase.com.au/) to submit your Greyhounds Entering Kennels notification instead.

If you have any issues logging in or submitting a notification, please contact Stewards on 08 9445 5237. This is a much more efficient and accurate method of lodging notices.

NORTHAM UPDATE

The Stewards are inspecting the Northam track on Thursday morning.

Once a decision has been made the next steps will be communicated immediately.

Bookings have been opened for trialling up at Northam this Saturday morning, however these will only go ahead if the green light is given by the Stewards Thursday morning.

The next CHASING WA edition will be delayed until more is known around the Northam situation.

However the Monday October 11 meeting will definitely be held at Cannington.

The earliest return to Northam is pencilled in for Monday October 18 and to extend the short season the plan is to also schedule race dates up there on November 1 & November 8, but this is subject to Stewards approval and the successful running of the 2 Saturday lead up trial sessions.

PUBLIC TRIALSMANDURAHMonday Evening Booked Trials OnlyTrials commence 5.00pm Trials must be booked and paid for via Greyhounds WA Mandurah Office in person or on 9581 7188.Bookings open 9am Tuesday and closes 6pm Friday

Saturday Morning Booked Trials OnlyTrials commence 7.00am Trials must be booked and paid for via Greyhounds WA Mandurah Office in person or on 9581 7188.Bookings open 9am Monday and close 6pm Friday

For Mandurah trial sessions:

On the arm/ catching pen availableSeparate stir up laps will not be conducted• FINISH ON – RACE LURE (Muzzle on, max 2 dogs, no

additional tie on.)• FINISH ON – BROWN BAG (1 dog can be Muzzle off,

if 2 dogs one must have a Muzzle on. Max 2 dogs)• WALK ONS – Only from 490m or 405m start points

and lure will only travel a maximum of 30 metres. (1 dog can be Muzzle off, if 2 dogs one must have a Muzzle on. Max 2 dogs)

If in doubt as to what is allowed please ask Trial Supervisor.

NORTHAM - COMMENCING SAT 2 OCTOBERSaturday Booked Trials OnlyTrials commence 8.30amTrials must be booked and paid for via Greyhounds WA admin office on 6350 4600.OCTOBER 2 IS A FREE SESSIONBookings open 9am Tuesday and close 12pm Friday

For Northam trial sessions:

On the arm ONLY - No PenSeparate stir up laps will not be conducted.

• FINISH ON – BROWN BAG (1 dog can be Muzzle off, if 2 dogs one must have a Muzzle on. Max 2 dogs)

• WALK ONS – Lure will only travel a maximum of 30 metres. (1 dog can be Muzzle off, if 2 dogs one must have a Muzzle on. Max 2 dogs)

If in doubt as to what is allowed please ask Trial Supervisor.

CANNINGTONTuesday Evening Booked Trials OnlyTrials commence 5.00pm Trials must be booked and paid for via Greyhounds WA admin office on 6350 4600.Bookings open 9am Thursday and close 4pm Tuesday

Thursday Morning Booked Trials OnlyTrials commence 7.00am Trials must be booked and paid for via Greyhounds WA admin office on 6350 4600.Bookings open 9am Tuesday and close 4pm Thursday

For Cannington trials sessions:

On the arm / Catching Pen available.Separate stir up laps will not be conducted• FINISH ON – RACE LURE (Muzzle on, max 2 dogs, no

additional tie on.)• FINISH ON – BROWN BAG (1 dog can be Muzzle off,

if 2 dogs one must have a Muzzle on. Max 2 dogs)• WALK ONS – Only from 520m start points and lure

will only travel a maximum of 30 metres. (1 dog can be Muzzle off, if 2 dogs one must have a Muzzle on. Max 2 dogs)

If in doubt as to what is allowed please ask Trial Supervisor.

TRAINEE LURE DRIVER INCENTIVE SCHEME - MANDURAH MONDAY

Greyhounds WA requires assistance from industry to increase our Qualified Lure Driver pool.

As an incentive to utilise the trainee lure driver, commencing Monday’s from September 6 onwards, Greyhounds WA will provide a $10 incentive to trainers for each trial conducted utilising the trainee lure driver.

The payment will be made to your nominated bank account the following Friday.

Trainee Driver Earl is a former Lure Driver who is returning to the role.

Available at the following trial session:

Mandurah Monday’s – Catching Pen & Finish On

Walk ons are not eligible.

Any assistance is appreciated.

Norethisterone for the control of oestrus in females to be introduced as an exempted substance into the Greyhounds Australasia Rules Notice to trainers – Norethisterone usage in greyhounds

On 1 March 2018, Greyhounds Australasia will introduce norethisterone to the list of

Exempted Substances within GAR 1 Definitions as follows:

“Ethyloestrenol or norethisterone when administered orally to a female greyhound

and where it has been prescribed by a veterinary surgeon for the sole purpose of

regulating or preventing oestrus in that female greyhound.”

Female greyhounds are unable to race whilst in season, which can occur up to twice a

year and reduce their available racing career. Since the introduction of a ban on

previously used anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), oestrus control has been limited

to the use of ethyloestrenol. Following a review, including research with The

University of Nottingham and the Greyhound Board of Great Britain where

norethisterone is used successfully, Greyhounds Australasia has agreed to allow

norethisterone as an alternative non-AAS means of postponing oestrus in females.

Participants are encouraged to discuss with their veterinarian the options available for

regulating or preventing oestrus in their greyhounds in order to make an informed

decision. Options available include no treatment (allow natural cycling), spaying

(permanent surgical option), or medication with ethyloestrenol or norethisterone.

Norethisterone is a synthetic form of progesterone and belongs to a class of drugs

known as progestins, and is commonly used in human contraceptive pills. Progestins

prevent oestrus by inhibiting the hormone that causes ovulation i.e. they act on the

pituitary gland to reduce its responsiveness to gonadotrophin releasing hormone

(GnRH) and blocking the effect of oestradiol on GnRH receptor expression. This

leads to a suppression of reproductive cyclicity and prevents oestrus.

From a survey of UK trainers, norethisterone effectively and temporarily postpones

oestrus in most females, but some side effects were reported including frequent

urination, clitoral enlargement or a behaviour change. A separate review of

performance data found that greyhounds performed up to one length slower if treated

with norethisterone. These are similar to those side effects reported when using

ethyloestrenol and were less likely at decreased doses (2.5mg/day compared to

5mg/day). The performance decrease found is similar to that seen when progesterone

is naturally elevated during a normal oestrus cycle.

There are two products that are registered with the Therapeutic Goods Administration

(TGA) that contain only norethisterone - Primolut N™ and Noriday 28 Day™. Given

the low dose contained in the latter product, Primolut N™ is likely to be an easier and

more economic method of controlling oestrus for trainers. The cost per day of ½ - 1

tablet once daily of Primolut N is similar to ethyloestrenol at 45 - 90 cents.

Many products contain norethisterone in combination with other substances (e.g.

ethinylestradiol - an oestrogen not to be confused with ethyloestrenol) - these

additional substances are not exempted from being a prohibited substance and can

cause a positive swab. Trainers administering these combination products do so at

their own risk.

There are no longer any Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

(APVMA) registered products containing ethyloestrenol available in Australia. There

is however one product containing ethyloestrenol (Orabolin) which has been

produced under APVMA permit for several years. Until a fully registered product

returns to the market, the reliable ongoing supply of ethyloestrenol may be at risk.

Like ethyloestrenol, norethisterone must only be used for the purposes of regulating

or preventing oestrus and can only be prescribed by a registered Veterinary Surgeon

to an animal under his or her care after establishing a therapeutic need for that

substance. That veterinary surgeon would be prescribing the product ‘off-label’ as

neither substance is registered for the control of oestrus in canines. The product must

be labelled in accordance with regulatory legalisation.

As both exempted substances are a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) substance,

trainers are reminded of their obligations under GAR 83A Raceday Treatment (i.e.

do not administer on the day of an event until home after racing) and under GAR

84A Treatment Records (i.e. record administrations to each greyhound in their

treatment book).

For further information please contact your state controlling body.