(to be included in an affiliated Club’s Rules)

1. All Whippets must be Kennel Club Registered
2. At least one Club Committee Official shall be a member of the Whippet Club.
3. Rule 4.30 Fighting – Fighting occurs when a Whippet deliberately and aggressively impedes the progress of one or more Whippets during a race by turning it’s head.
   
   It is not fighting when:-
   a) A Whippet ‘lays on’ another Whippet to stop it passing.
   b) A Whippet tries to jump over the whippet ahead of it.
   c) A strong and determined Whippet shoves its way through the dog(s) ahead of it.
   d) A Whippet runs to the inside or outside (even on a straight track) e.g. So that it is on the rails ready for a bend and in doing so pushes other whippet(s) out of the way.
   e) A Whippet barks while racing.
   f) A Whippet retaliates when interfered with, because the race ends with the first offence.
   
   The Racing Manager decides when fighting has occurred after consultation with the Track Stewards.
   
   A disqualified Whippet shall take no further part in racing on the day and will be required to trial to the satisfaction of the Racing Manager before being allowed to compete again. (The trial may take place after racing on that day).
   
   The Racing Manager decides when fighting has occurred after consultation with the Track Stewards.
   
   A disqualified Whippet shall take no further part in racing on the day and will be required to trial to the satisfaction of the Racing Manager before being allowed to compete again. (The trial may take place after racing on that day).
   
   For subsequent offences the Whippet shall be suspended for 7 days, and a minimum of 3 satisfactory clearing trials will be required. Clearing Trials should be with at least 3 other dogs in each trial, of equal ability. Each trial should try to replicate the circumstances which led to the disqualification.
   
   The owner shall be provided with a disqualification form, to be completed by the Racing Manager of the Club at which the trials take place.
   
   This form or a duplicate must be forwarded to the club at which the whippet offended.
   
   TRIALS FOR DISQUALIFICATIONS AND PASSPORT SIGNING ARE ONLY TO BE CARRIED OUT AT A WCRA AFFILIATED CLUB.
   
   
4. No Puppy shall be permitted to trial behind a mechanical lure until 6 months of age.
5. It is the Racing Manager/Official’s responsibility to ensure that all trials are conducted with the safety and well-being of the puppy foremost.
6. If in the opinion of 3 officials a whippet is considered unfit to run, the owner will be asked to furnish the committee with a letter from a Veterinary Surgeon, declaring the whippet fit to race.
7. The condition of entry to all opens is a valid, WCRA Passport, to be shown on the day of the race meeting.

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