Positive swab cloud hangs over Peter Mosman finalist Zipping Zeek

Greyhound racing

The NSW Greyhound Welfare and Commission (GWIC) has just released details of a pending in to a permanently banned substance found in a swab taken from 2020 Peter Mosman finalist .

Trained by and owned by Martin and , the greyhound tested positive in an out-of-competition swab to a permanently banned substance the day after finishing second behind in the Peter Mosman semi-final.

The second placing Zipping Zeek for Peter Mosman final, where he finished fifth. The race and its $75,000 grand prize were won by Playlist for Victorian trainer Matthew Clark.

Zipping Zeek, who raced as recently as two weeks ago, has won 10 of his 19 starts, with a Group 2 placing and $44,500 in prizemoney to his name.

GWIC has not named the permanently banned substance found in the swab but has placed trainer Magri under , meaning he will be unable to race greyhounds until the inquiry is finalised.

Magri had been in a hot vein of form, winning with four of his last five kennel starters with Lenny Cortex, Zipping Junior, What A Debacle and General Cortez.

Magri has a right to appeal the interim suspension decision.

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