ATTN: RIU

[Yankiwi]

It seems the RIU had given their assurance to GRNZ in January 2015 that they were going to be more proactive dealing with aggressive dogs after the winning post.

Since that time, I've yet to see any dogs charged with unsatisfactory performance from such issues.

Did all dogs remarkably change their behaviour after the issue of such assurance?

 

Having spoken today with Co-Chief Stipendiary Steward Ross Neal he has clarified and confirmed the following points raised:

 

• The definition of ‘race’ is only loosely defined in our rules as is also the case under the Australian rules making it hard to define the actual start and finish point of a race in regard to the wording of the rules.
• Any greyhound which can be proven to have marred or has displayed aggressive behaviour towards another greyhound during the course of a race (or whilst officially on the track competing whether prior to or after the winning line) must be dealt with by the RIU in the appropriate manner.
• Stipendiary Stewards would prefer to keep the specific term ‘marring’ to an incident that occurs during the running of a race prior to the winning line affecting the actual outcome of the dividend bearing placings, however aggressive behaviour after the line is still considered part of the greyhounds performance and can be classed as an unsatisfactory performance and dealt with by the RIU accordingly.
• If considered an unsatisfactory performance, a greyhound can be ordered to undergo one or more satisfactory trials and/or such action as the Stipendiary Steward deems necessary before becoming eligible to compete in or be nominated for any future races.

 

The particular incident raised at Wanganui from last Friday night has now been handed over to the RIU for their consideration and they have assured GRNZ that they will now be more proactive in identifying and dealing with these types of incidents as they occur in future.

Edited May 21, 2019 by Yankiwi

[Kiwigreys]

19 hours ago, Yankiwi said:

It seems the RIU had given their assurance to GRNZ in January 2015 that they were going to be more proactive dealing with aggressive dogs after the winning post.

Since that time, I've yet to see any dogs charged with unsatisfactory performance from such issues.

Did all dogs remarkably change their behaviour after the issue of such assurance?

 

Having spoken today with Co-Chief Stipendiary Steward Ross Neal he has clarified and confirmed the following points raised:

 

• The definition of ‘race’ is only loosely defined in our rules as is also the case under the Australian rules making it hard to define the actual start and finish point of a race in regard to the wording of the rules.
• Any greyhound which can be proven to have marred or has displayed aggressive behaviour towards another greyhound during the course of a race (or whilst officially on the track competing whether prior to or after the winning line) must be dealt with by the RIU in the appropriate manner.
• Stipendiary Stewards would prefer to keep the specific term ‘marring’ to an incident that occurs during the running of a race prior to the winning line affecting the actual outcome of the dividend bearing placings, however aggressive behaviour after the line is still considered part of the greyhounds performance and can be classed as an unsatisfactory performance and dealt with by the RIU accordingly.
• If considered an unsatisfactory performance, a greyhound can be ordered to undergo one or more satisfactory trials and/or such action as the Stipendiary Steward deems necessary before becoming eligible to compete in or be nominated for any future races.

 

The particular incident raised at Wanganui from last Friday night has now been handed over to the RIU for their consideration and they have assured GRNZ that they will now be more proactive in identifying and dealing with these types of incidents as they occur in future.

That probably got shelved when Ross Neal     Ummm left