Waimate RC 8 June 2014 – R 5
ID: JCA10903
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Waimate RC - 8 June 2014
Meet Chair:
DJackson
Meet Committee Member 1:
PKnowles
Race Date:
2014/06/08
Race Number:
R5
Decision:
Miss Morgan admitted the charge and it is found proved.
Penalty:
Miss Morgan is suspended for four days from 12th June to 16th June inclusive. This includes meetings at Wanganui 12th, South Canterbury 13th, Manawatu 14th and Egmont 16th June.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 5, the PEARTREE FARM 2 YEAR OLD HANDICAP an information was filed by the stipendiary steward Mr M Davidson, against apprentice jockey Miss A Morgan, alleging a breach of rule 636(1)(d) in that: “A Morgan (Sharp Blade) failed to ride her mount to the end of the race and was beaten for third by a nose”.
Miss Morgan was present at the hearing and admitted the breach and was assisted at the hearing by Mr Matthew Pitman, but confirmed to the committee that she had spoken to her employer Mr Michael Pitman prior to countersigning the information in order to admit the breach and was otherwise content to proceed with Mr Matthew Pitman as her employer’s agent.
Rule 636(1)(d) provides that a person:
(d) being the rider of a horse in a race must ride his horse out to the end of the race if there is reasonable chance of it running into a position for which there is prize money to be awarded or a dividend to be declared”.
Mr Mclaughlin demonstrated on the video the relevant positions of the horses as they finished the race. Miss Morgan (Sharp Blade) was racing a clear third within 30 or so metres of the finishing post with Ms Wynne (Bobby Al) challenging on her immediate outside. Mr Mclaughlin showed where Miss Morgan stopped riding Sharp Blade and “stood up” in her stirrups whereupon Miss Wynn (Bobby Al), who had also stood up in her stirrups but to a lesser degree, passed Ms Morgan beating her into third by a nose.
Mr Pitman agreed with the evidence by the stewards. He stated Miss Morgan had felt that Sharp Blade was very tired and that because the horse had run its race, she decided to let it down to the line, whereupon Bobby Al who had momentum passed her at the finishing post and kept going on after the line. Mr Pitman explained that Sharp Blade was a two year old having its first start over 1200 metres in testing ground. Miss Morgan also referred to her trainer’s instructions that while the horse had some trial form over 1000 metres it had not run further than that distance and that otherwise racing conditions on the day were extremely slow (Heavy 11- especially by Race 5).
Mr Davidson on behalf of the Stipendiary Stewards agreed with much of what Mr Pitman said on behalf of Miss Morgan. However, there was a loss of stake money involved to the owners of Sharp Blade and a dividend to punters.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Davidson stated Miss Morgan had admitted the breach at the earliest opportunity. He identified that Miss Morgan was suspended for three days at the Canterbury Jockey Club meeting in April for failing to ride out causing her mount on that occasion to lose fourth place in listed company. On that basis this was her second offence in two months and he submitted a suspension of 3-4 days would be appropriate. Mr Davidson informed the committee that Miss Morgan was a regular Central Districts and South Island rider.
Both Mr Pitman and Miss Morgan indicated that three days would be a fair suspension and when asked by the committee, did not seek a deferment of suspension.
Reasons for Penalty:
Miss Morgan admitted the charge at the first opportunity. While failing to ride out is a serious breach of the rules we find this breach in the mid to low range given the track conditions (Heavy 11) and that Sharp Blade was having its first race day start.
However, this is the second incident of Miss Morgan failing to ride out her mount in the last two months and there is a loss of stake money and dividends.
A suspension is the appropriate penalty. We have taken a starting point of five days and have given Miss Morgan credit of one day for her early admission.
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newcharge: Failing to ride out
plea: admitted
penaltyrequired: 1
decisiondate: 05/06/2014
hearing_title: Waimate RC 8 June 2014 - R 5
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 5, the PEARTREE FARM 2 YEAR OLD HANDICAP an information was filed by the stipendiary steward Mr M Davidson, against apprentice jockey Miss A Morgan, alleging a breach of rule 636(1)(d) in that: “A Morgan (Sharp Blade) failed to ride her mount to the end of the race and was beaten for third by a nose”.
Miss Morgan was present at the hearing and admitted the breach and was assisted at the hearing by Mr Matthew Pitman, but confirmed to the committee that she had spoken to her employer Mr Michael Pitman prior to countersigning the information in order to admit the breach and was otherwise content to proceed with Mr Matthew Pitman as her employer’s agent.
Rule 636(1)(d) provides that a person:
(d) being the rider of a horse in a race must ride his horse out to the end of the race if there is reasonable chance of it running into a position for which there is prize money to be awarded or a dividend to be declared”.
Mr Mclaughlin demonstrated on the video the relevant positions of the horses as they finished the race. Miss Morgan (Sharp Blade) was racing a clear third within 30 or so metres of the finishing post with Ms Wynne (Bobby Al) challenging on her immediate outside. Mr Mclaughlin showed where Miss Morgan stopped riding Sharp Blade and “stood up” in her stirrups whereupon Miss Wynn (Bobby Al), who had also stood up in her stirrups but to a lesser degree, passed Ms Morgan beating her into third by a nose.
Mr Pitman agreed with the evidence by the stewards. He stated Miss Morgan had felt that Sharp Blade was very tired and that because the horse had run its race, she decided to let it down to the line, whereupon Bobby Al who had momentum passed her at the finishing post and kept going on after the line. Mr Pitman explained that Sharp Blade was a two year old having its first start over 1200 metres in testing ground. Miss Morgan also referred to her trainer’s instructions that while the horse had some trial form over 1000 metres it had not run further than that distance and that otherwise racing conditions on the day were extremely slow (Heavy 11- especially by Race 5).
Mr Davidson on behalf of the Stipendiary Stewards agreed with much of what Mr Pitman said on behalf of Miss Morgan. However, there was a loss of stake money involved to the owners of Sharp Blade and a dividend to punters.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
Miss Morgan admitted the charge and it is found proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Davidson stated Miss Morgan had admitted the breach at the earliest opportunity. He identified that Miss Morgan was suspended for three days at the Canterbury Jockey Club meeting in April for failing to ride out causing her mount on that occasion to lose fourth place in listed company. On that basis this was her second offence in two months and he submitted a suspension of 3-4 days would be appropriate. Mr Davidson informed the committee that Miss Morgan was a regular Central Districts and South Island rider.
Both Mr Pitman and Miss Morgan indicated that three days would be a fair suspension and when asked by the committee, did not seek a deferment of suspension.
reasonsforpenalty:
Miss Morgan admitted the charge at the first opportunity. While failing to ride out is a serious breach of the rules we find this breach in the mid to low range given the track conditions (Heavy 11) and that Sharp Blade was having its first race day start.
However, this is the second incident of Miss Morgan failing to ride out her mount in the last two months and there is a loss of stake money and dividends.
A suspension is the appropriate penalty. We have taken a starting point of five days and have given Miss Morgan credit of one day for her early admission.
penalty:
Miss Morgan is suspended for four days from 12th June to 16th June inclusive. This includes meetings at Wanganui 12th, South Canterbury 13th, Manawatu 14th and Egmont 16th June.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 636 (1) (d)
Informant: Mr M Davidson - Stipendiary Steward, Mr J McLaughlin - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Miss A Morgan - Apprentice Jockey, Mr Matthew Pitman - Assisting Miss Morgan
Otherperson:
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