The good gets a good rodgering from the NHA

bigh wrote: Aldric won again y'day.......easy

Muhtiman wrote: .....although caffiene is a direct stimulant it is not used as such.....it is part of many medications to increase heart rate and metabolism to ensure the efficacy of medicine is optimin......read the bumf on his case.....got lost.....the Good should have copped a guilty plea and said the horse had been given cough mixture and got a lesser penalty....making a big spiel over it makes people think there is much more to the case than a horse with a snotty nose... :dry:

neigh wrote: Guys there are always two sides to a story and this one is far from over.......so before too many people end up with egg in their faces I suggest sit back and wait.

PeterD wrote: Aldric's form makes interesting reading
He took 10 runs to win a maiden as a 3yo in May 2013- MR 69, having been rated as high as 78 while still a maiden. He won his second race as a 4yo 9/2013 rated 77. Having briefly been rated 79, he then ran a couple of poor races, dropping quite quickly to 69- in Jan 2014 he won off this mark and was pushed back to 72. In June 2014 he won again off 72, raised later to 77. In October 2014 as a 5 yo won his 5th race off a rating of 77- raised to 81. He beat the aptly named Live Controversy!
This was the race which gave rise to the positive test result.
His next 12 runs over the next year or so are all unplaced, during which time he drops from a 81 to a 65.
He won again this weekend off MR 65.
Is it a coincidence that his form dropped off quite dramatically immediately after the failed dope test?

the good wrote: Mutiman will explain that a reading of 500ng/ml is a very low reading and the literature tells us at under 10,000 ng/ml it has no effect on a horse's performance.
Also metabolites lower than reading indicate contamination. Its not finished and anyone want a copy of Thomas Tobin's evidence in the case can contact me.

Muhtiman wrote:

the good wrote: Mutiman will explain that a reading of 500ng/ml is a very low reading and the literature tells us at under 10,000 ng/ml it has no effect on a horse's performance.
Also metabolites lower than reading indicate contamination. Its not finished and anyone want a copy of Thomas Tobin's evidence in the case can contact me.

?...........although the caffeine and other metabolite levels were found to be negligible .....they were still present.........and lessons can be learnt that although the medications containing caffeine have a fast action in clearing up phlem congestion and nasal discharges..........however levels of the metabolites from such treatments trap in the mucous layers of the nasal and respiratory passages and feed back into the bloodstream and eventually the endocrine systems days after treatment.......best to rest even though the horse seems be in better condition,...........but yes the levels detected would have no effect on performance
?........ :dry: