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A racehorse owned by the Queen has tested positive for morphine.
Buckingham Palace said the prohibited substance was found in Estimate, trained by Sir Michael Stoute.
Initial indications are that the positive test resulted from the consumption of a contaminated feed product, the palace said.
The British Horseracing Authority revealed last week that five horses had tested positive for morphine in post-race samples.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/28430528
Buckingham Palace said the prohibited substance was found in Estimate, trained by Sir Michael Stoute.
Initial indications are that the positive test resulted from the consumption of a contaminated feed product, the palace said.
The British Horseracing Authority revealed last week that five horses had tested positive for morphine in post-race samples.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/28430528
Why would the feed be contaminated with Morphine? ( and how)
That Cara Delvinge not been in the vicinity?
That Cara Delvinge not been in the vicinity?
The Arab owners are upset their trainer was caught and banned and have decided to retaliate ?
Apparently it can grow(?) naturally in feed or somfink like that - if I have heard that right. So it could be a non-story!!
Chit chatters all now rushing to the vets and local pet shops!!!
Chit chatters all now rushing to the vets and local pet shops!!!
Leopard - what happened to our efforts on the Rev Awdry front!!??
Should be called Rev (T)awdry!!! ha ha!!!
Should be called Rev (T)awdry!!! ha ha!!!
From Horse forum :
halcyon days • July 23, 2014 8:50 AM BST
In the veterinary profession we use morphine, just as doctors do with humans, as a potent pain killer. We would use it for horses in extreme pain and it can be used as part of an anaesthetic protocol. It is a very useful product in cases of severe stress.
So it might well be used to help a horse with a fracture repair or during an operation. As far as I know it is never used for performance enhancement although, like a lot of these drugs, it would be hard to prove one way or another if it enhanced performance in the right quantities.
The BHA has not said what levels have been found in the five horses to have tested positive so far but I would imagine the amounts detected would be so microscopic they would be unlikely to have any pain-killing effect on the horses in question when they ran.
With that in mind, I would be surprised if it had any effect on Estimate’s performance in the Ascot Gold Cup. But the fact is the BHA has a very low threshold for it, bordering on a zero tolerance, and if detected it is clearly a breach of the rules.
If I administer a horse with morphine it is usually morphine sulphate which comes in a 60mm glass vial. It is a strictly controlled drug so there are very specific requirements for storing and keeping it. It has to be kept under lock and key and it all has to be accounted for. There is a lot of paperwork that goes with it. But, in the right circumstances and if used properly, it is a brilliant drug.
halcyon days • July 23, 2014 8:50 AM BST
In the veterinary profession we use morphine, just as doctors do with humans, as a potent pain killer. We would use it for horses in extreme pain and it can be used as part of an anaesthetic protocol. It is a very useful product in cases of severe stress.
So it might well be used to help a horse with a fracture repair or during an operation. As far as I know it is never used for performance enhancement although, like a lot of these drugs, it would be hard to prove one way or another if it enhanced performance in the right quantities.
The BHA has not said what levels have been found in the five horses to have tested positive so far but I would imagine the amounts detected would be so microscopic they would be unlikely to have any pain-killing effect on the horses in question when they ran.
With that in mind, I would be surprised if it had any effect on Estimate’s performance in the Ascot Gold Cup. But the fact is the BHA has a very low threshold for it, bordering on a zero tolerance, and if detected it is clearly a breach of the rules.
If I administer a horse with morphine it is usually morphine sulphate which comes in a 60mm glass vial. It is a strictly controlled drug so there are very specific requirements for storing and keeping it. It has to be kept under lock and key and it all has to be accounted for. There is a lot of paperwork that goes with it. But, in the right circumstances and if used properly, it is a brilliant drug.
Jul 23, 2014 -- 4:32AM, mobo wrote:
Leopard - what happened to our efforts on the Rev Awdry front!!??Should be called Rev (T)awdry!!! ha ha!!!
Remind me...what was this?
Sorry maybe it wasn't you then
I posted a new topic on the THOMAS THE TANK controversy yesterday evening and I thought it was you who posted after.
It got deleted by the mods!!!! Check it out if you have time to waste - it is hilarious!!!!
In the gruniad!!!
I posted a new topic on the THOMAS THE TANK controversy yesterday evening and I thought it was you who posted after.
It got deleted by the mods!!!! Check it out if you have time to waste - it is hilarious!!!!
In the gruniad!!!
Got it :
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/22/thomas-the-tank-engine-children-parents
Yes I did reply, nasty stuff, forgot as I didn't see the later stuff about Awdry.
Why was thread pulled?
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/22/thomas-the-tank-engine-children-parents
Yes I did reply, nasty stuff, forgot as I didn't see the later stuff about Awdry.
Why was thread pulled?
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