RACING Victoria Stewards (RV) have today announced that they do not intend to appeal the decisions of the Racing Appeals & Disciplinary (RAD) Board on 16 and 17 March, 2016 in which trainer Peter Moody was found guilty and suspended for breaching Australian Rule of Racing 175 (h)(ii).

Mr Moody was suspended for a period of 12 months, of which six months was suspended for a period of 12 months, for causing to be administered a prohibited substance, being cobalt above the permitted threshold, that was detected in a sample taken from Lidari following the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington Racecourse on 4 October 2014. The suspension took effect at midnight on 24 March, 2016.

RV Stewards gave careful consideration to the RAD Board’s written reasons for both the decision and the penalty imposed against Mr Moody and given all the circumstances have elected not to proceed with an appeal.