On 18 March 2015, Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) advised that it had received confirmation of the presence of the prohibited substance O-desmethylvenlafaxine in a sample taken from the greyhound Platinum Magic after it won race 1 at Kempsey on 31 January 2015.
GRNSW also advised that Platinum Magic's trainer Joanne Willis had been given the opportunity to enter a plea of guilty to a charge of presenting a greyhound other than free of a prohibited substance in breach of the GRNSW Greyhound Racing Rules.
Ms Willis informed GRNSW that she has decided to enter a plea of guilty to the charge.
As a result, GRNSW Stewards have accepted Ms Willis' guilty plea to a charge of presenting Platinum Magic other than free of a prohibited substance. GRNSW Stewards have determined that the following penalty should be imposed:
• 20 week disqualification of Ms Willis' license
A copy of the decision of GRNSW about the penalty imposed can be found here.
Ms Willis has been notified of her rights of appeal.
