Winning Burghley horse tests positive for banned substance
A blood sample from New Zealand Equus caballus Clifton Promise has tested positive for the banned centre Reserpine next his victory at Burghley.
Equestrian Sports New Zealand (ESNZ) was notified yesteryear the FEI today of the positive final result to the test, which was taken from Clifton Promise later on he was ridden to victory yesteryear Jonathan “Jock” Paget at Burghley on September 8.
Clifton Promise, owned yesteryear Frances Stead, was routinely tested later on the completion of the competition.
Resperine is listed on the FEI’s Clean Sport database every bit a prohibited substance. It is classed every bit a tranquiliser, in addition to is an alkaloid used for long-term sedation inwards horses. The database said several side effects had been reported, including hypotension, reduced pump rate, increased gastrointestinal motility, in addition to diarrhoea.
In humans, it has been used for the command of high blood describe per unit of measurement area in addition to for the relief of psychotic symptoms, although it is rarely used today because of the evolution of improve drugs for these purposes.
In accordance alongside the FEI’s regulations, every bit the ‘Person Responsible’ for the horse, Paget is provisionally suspended from whatever national or international contest alongside immediate effect, pending the testing of the B sample in addition to whatever subsequent hearings.
Clifton Promise is provisionally suspended for ii months pending the B sample in addition to whatever subsequent hearings.
ESNZ said inwards a contestation that Surrey-based Paget was understandably shocked at the finding.
He in addition to all relevant parties receive got stated categorically that none of them receive got taken whatever actions alongside the intent of administering whatever prohibited substance.
ESNZ in addition to Paget were working to institute the campaign of the positive exam in addition to would render submissions to the FEI Tribunal every bit required.
ESNZ main executive Jim Ellis told Horsetalk that he broke the word to Paget or in addition to then midday (NZ time) later on the FEI formally advised his scheme of the result.
“Jock is patently real upset in addition to shocked. He is bully to become through the treatments that the Equus caballus has had.
“Clearly, that is non an slowly do to do.”
That process, he said, may ultimately involve the testing of products used on Clifton Promise to produce upward one's take away heed whether whatever contamination had occurred, in addition to to ensure they met required standards.
Ellis confirmed that Paget had asked that the B sample last tested.
He has exercised his correct to receive got the sample tested at a dissimilar laboratory to the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 sample.
Ellis confessed he had non heard of Reserpine until the FEI had advised him of the exam result.
From all accounts, it appeared to last a fairly old-school substance, he said, which was historically used for the handling of high blood describe per unit of measurement area inwards humans.
It had potential work inwards horses every bit a sedative, primarily to enable an creature to recover from affliction or for an injury to heal over a long menses of time, he said.
“It is non a centre y'all would await to come across inwards whatever Equus caballus that is currently performing.”
Ellis said he had spoken to Paget several times during the day.
ESNZ high surgery manager Sarah Harris is inwards United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland in addition to is assisting Paget inwards arranging an audit of whatever products used on Clifton Promise.
“Jock in addition to squad vets receive got got to become through every unmarried treatment,” he said. “There may last substances that nosotros demand to test,” Ellis said.
Ellis said he had also formally notified Stead, every bit the possessor of the horse, in addition to funding agencies.
He said whatever such violation ultimately rested alongside Paget every bit the Person Responsible, every bit defined nether FEI anti-doping rules. “But all members of the High Performance squad volition last doing what nosotros tin forcefulness out for Jock.
“We are non likewise down-spirited,” said Ellis, who indicated the remaining procedure was probable to play out over the adjacent v to half dozen weeks.
Ellis said New Zealand had never had a Equus caballus exam positive for a banned centre inwards FEI testing.
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