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Jeffrey Hanson Further Disqualified For 18 Months For Guarana Blaster
Positive Swab

Written By Kevin Pitstock, Editor
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/author/admin> & Australian
Greyhound Racing Expert Contributor Thursday 28th June 2012

Description: Jeffrey Hanson Further Disqualified For 18 Months For Guarana
Blaster Positive Swab

Just one week after receiving a three month disqualification for a variety
offences
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/new-so
uth-wales-greyhound-racing/jeffrey-hanson-disqualified-for-3-months-for-mult
iple-offences/34815> , GRNSW
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/tag/grnsw> have just advised of a
further disqualification for a Caffeine
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/tag/caffeine> positive
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/victor
ian-greyhound-racing/great-chase-finalist-disqualified-due-to-posititive-swa
b/6353> swab in one of Jeffrey Hanson's greyhounds
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/victor
ian-greyhound-racing/sandown-greyhounds-hit-for-six/23842> .

This second recent inquiry and disqualification brings the total number Mr
Hanson's stewards inquiries
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... -inquiries> and
investigations to at least four, after a 2008 fine for abusing NSW stewards
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/nsw-gr
eyhound-trainer-guilty-of-swearing-at-trainee-steward/7060> , and an earlier
Caffeine positive swab inquiry this year in one of his greyhounds that his
father took responsibility for
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/new-so
uth-wales-greyhound-racing/jeff-hanson-fined-suspended-for-caffeine-positive
-swab-caused-by-father/32475> .

Greyhound Racing <http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/> NSW Stewards
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/tag/stewards> have finalised an
inquiry into analysts' reports that the urine sample taken from Notta Member
after that greyhound won race two - the Betfair
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/go/sportsbet/> Blue Paws
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/tag/blue-paws> Maiden Heat Two -
conducted by the Dapto GRC at Dapto on 21 March 2012 contained the
prohibited substances Caffeine, Theobromine, Theophylline
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... eophylline> and
Paraxanthine.

Evidence was taken from trainer
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/new-ze
aland-greyhound-racing/top-nz-ownertrainer-escapes-procaine-positive-with-fi
ne/8158> Jeffrey Hanson and Dr Adam Cawley the Science Manager of the
Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL). Written evidence was entered
from the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory, Racing Science Centre (QLD)
and ARFL Senior Veterinarian Dr Craig Suann.

Evidence was given by Mr Hanson that he had administered a 'Guarana Blaster'
to the greyhound Notta Member in the car park of the McDonalds restaurant
that is located adjacent to the Dapto track. Mr Hanson advised Stewards that
the 'Guarana Blaster' is a product that is meant for human consumption and
was purchased by himself from a stall at a market.

Mr Hanson pleaded guilty to a charge under Greyhound Racing
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/> Rule 83 (2) (a) in that he
presented Notta Member for the race in question not free of a prohibited
substance as the urine sample taken from the greyhound was found to contain
Caffeine, Theobromine, Theophylline and Paraxanthine.

After considering submissions on penalty Mr Hanson was disqualified for a
period of 18 months.

In determining the penalty Stewards took into consideration Mr Hanson's
record in relation to this Rule over a six year involvement in the industry
which includes a previous offence under the same Rule from October
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... /10/page/5> 2011, his
personal circumstances, the nature of the substance involved (a stimulant
with the potential to improve racetrack performance) including the time and
place in which the substance was administered, the evidence from Dr Cawley
that the level of the prohibited substance Caffeine found in this sample was
three times higher than that of any other case he could refer to, previous
penalties given to other persons in relation to the same Rule, and the
effects that such findings
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/tag/findings> have on the image
of Greyhound Racing <http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/> .

In addition to the penalty handed down to Mr Hanson, Stewards also gave
further consideration to the penalty that was issued to Mr Hanson as a
result of his guilty plea after his greyhound Defying Gravity returned a
positive urine from the Betchoice Gardens meeting
<http://www.australianracinggreyhound.co ... ing/new-so
uth-wales-greyhound-racing/gardens-meeting-abandoned/8350> held on 1
October 2011. Such penalty was stayed in full by the Stewards on the
condition that Mr Hanson did not breach the prohibited substance rules of
Greyhound Racing <http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/> for a further
two years.

As Mr Hanson had failed to comply with the conditions of the stayed penalty
Stewards determined to invoke the period of three months suspension and
ordered that such suspension was to be served at the completion of his
disqualification.