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Security Breach At Werribee Centre

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Andy Jackson, head lad for Tom Dascombe, has been sent home after jumping a few fences to get back into the quarantine centre it was revealed yesterday. He was there looking after the Michael Owen owned Brown Panther ahead of the Melbourne Cup which takes place a week tomorrow on the 5th November. Racing International’s recruitment officer had to consult with Government officials once the breach had been discovered and came to the conclusion that the head lad should be sent home as he would be unable to return to the centre. Jordan said:

“As you can understand security around the centre is tight but for some reason the groom jumped some fences to get in and out, it was a totally inappropriate thing to do but it is a testimony to our set up that we managed to catch him and get him showered. It’s a secure area and not everyone has to shower each time they go in, I go down every morning for instance, but there are designated areas for entry and exit and people must enter and exit in a certain way and that obviously hasn’t been followed in this case.

He continued:

“We discussed it with the government and the only solution was that he should not be allowed back into quarantine, that was the logical conclusion. It seems a very strange thing to do and it is a pretty severe breach. Our systems are verified by the government, though, and they are very happy with them.

In the past we have had the odd case of a breach but nothing on this scale. It’s very unfortunate but I must stress the horse has not missed a beat and is still on song. I hope we can all move on now.”

He concluded:

“I must say that Tom has been fantastic through all this, he’s been very professional, but I can understand how tough it must be and it is a senior member of his staff.


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