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ALFREDTOWN trainer-driver Jake Stockton has been disqualified for two years following a positive swab.
Harness Racing New South Wales (HRNSW) stewards concluded an inquiry yesterday after cobalt was detected above the threshold from Colin John.
A post-race swab following Colin John's victory at Wagga on May 16, detected the anomaly.
After HRNSW received results from the Australian Government National Measurement Institute, Stockton had his licence suspended on July 17.
Following the inquiry, his penalty has been back dated, and is set to expire on July 17 2016.
Stockton was found guilty of presenting a horse to race not free of a prohibited substance cobalt below the threshold.
In considering the penalty stewards were mindful of the nature of the substance and personal subjective facts.
His non-admission of guilt, the level detected were also considered in the penalty.
Colin John's swab was recorded at 810 micrograms per litre in urine, more than four times the legal threshold.
Colin John has been disqualified from the race, and the placings adjusted.
Kim Hillier's Clean River will now be declared the winner of the race.