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SOUTHERN SPRINGS - 14 January 2015 Happy Valley Racemeeting

14/01/2015

The Stewards have been notified by Dr T S M Wan, Head of Racing Laboratory, that a pre-race urine sample he had analysed earlier today was found to contain the prohibited substance phenylbutazone and its metabolites.  It was subsequently established that the relevant sample was taken from SOUTHERN SPRINGS, a declared runner in the Edinburgh Handicap (Race 5) to be conducted at tonight’s Happy Valley racemeeting.  SOUTHERN SPRINGS is trained by Mr C S Shum.

After informing Mr Shum of the analyst’s findings, the Stewards acceded to a request from him to withdraw SOUTHERN SPRINGS from this race.  Accordingly, SOUTHERN SPRINGS was withdrawn by order of the Stewards.  Further, urine and blood samples were subsequently taken from SOUTHERN SPRINGS under post-race conditions.

The matter is now adjourned until a date to be fixed.

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