Noble disqualified for four years on five breaches

3 December 2021

Licensed greyhound breeder Lynette Noble has been disqualified for four years after being found guilty of five breaches of the Greyhounds Australasia Rules including associating with a warned off person and being indirectly involved in the possession of an animal carcass at her registered kennel.

The breaches were; associating with warned off person Thomas Noble for the purposes of greyhound racing between the approximate dates of 21 September 2020 and 1 October 2021; being indirectly involved in the possession of an animal carcass at a registered kennel address pursuant to Greyhounds Australasia Rule 86B(1)(b) on 28 March 2021; making a false statement at a stewards’ inquiry on 30 August 2021; knowingly aiding and abetting a person to commit a breach of the Greyhounds Australasia Rules between the approximate dates of 21 September 2020 and 1 October 2021 and failure to comply with the lawful order of a Steward on 1 October 2021.

In determining penalty, the Stewards said there was a need to maintain the integrity of greyhound racing and the four-year disqualification sent a clear and unequivocal message to ensure Mrs Noble, and all other participants, understood that complying with the Greyhounds Australasia Rules was a core requirement of participating in greyhound racing;

The severe penalty also ensured that the integrity of greyhound racing was paramount and served as a deterrent.

See Stewards Report

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