Happy Trails owner still hopeful Erica Dickman, the part-owner of Happy Trails, is hopeful the banning of trainer Paul Beshara won't affect the horse's preparation for the Cox Plate. PART-OWNER Erica Dickmann is hopeful a turbulent month off the track wont affect star South Australian Happy Trails chances in Saturdays $3m Sportingbet Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Happy Trails was yesterday transferred to former local horseman Byron Cozamanis after his Adelaide trainer Paul Beshara was disqualified for six months for race day treatment before the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley on September 14. Dickmann said her main concern was making sure Happy Trails was healthy and clear to take his place in the great race. "It's not ideal,"" Dickmann said yesterday. "We (owners) are the ones being affected,"" she said. "It's not the horses fault, it's not our fault."" "The horse isn't far from Byron's place (at Caulfield) so we don't want to disrupt (his Cox Plate preparation) at this point of time."" Beshara was found guilty and disqualified for six months by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board and was quick to take his case to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal who inturn rejected his bid for a stay of proceedings yesterday afternoon. Beshara will return to VCAT for a full appeal hearing on Thursday to challenge the disqualification, but that won't affect the training transfer. "Regardless of the outcome of that VCAT hearing, the owners have given an undertaking that Byron Cozamanis will train the horse and that there would be no application to move it back to Mr Beshara," Racing Victoria's chief steward Terry Bailey said. Beshara was left shattered with the events of yesterday and maintained his innocence. "I appealed,"" Beshara said from the VCAT offices. "I thought we had strong grounds," he said. I still say I did nothing wrong. This is the biggest kick in the guts I've ever had in 40 years of training. I've never even had a fine before. The Morphettville trainer is the first to be found guilty under the new rules introduced by Australian Racing Board in January, which carry a minimum six month disqualification for any race day treatment. Beshara remains defiant that he didn't treat Happy Trails. Head of the Victorian RAD Board described Beshara's defence as "fanciful" despite the fact they found no syringe or equipment with which Happy Trails could have been treated. No traces of prohibited substances were found in blood samples. "They tested the horse for everything they can possibly test for and found absolutely nothing....I don't get it,"" Dickmann added. The previous trainer to be found guilty of the same offence was fined $8000. Paul Beshara celebrates after Happy Trails won the Turnbull Stakes.