Forbury Park TC 31 May 2018 – R 2 – Chair, Prof G Hall
ID: JCA11645
Meet Title:
Forbury Park TC - 31 May 2018
Meet Chair:
GHall
Race Date:
2018/05/31
Race Number:
R 2
Decision:
As Mr Close has admitted the breach, it is found to be proved.
Penalty:
The count for Mr Close is 13 strikes. He has agreed that this is the number. There are no aggravating or mitigating factors of the breach. It can be met with a 3-day suspension. Mr Close does not drive in Invercargill. He is suspended from the close of racing on 3 June up to and including 14 June.
Facts:
Mr Wallis, Stipendiary Steward, alleged that Mr Close used his whip on more occasions than permitted in clause (b) of the Use of the Whip Regulations on his drive MOTU LITTLE PRINCESS in race 2, the JUST ESSENCE CATERING MOBILE PACE.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(2) No horseman shall during any race use a whip in a manner in contravention of the Use of the Whip Regulations made by the Board.
The Use of the Whip Regulations provide:
(b) No horseman is permitted to use their whip in a striking motion on more than ten occasions inside the final 400 metres. This is inclusive of “backhanders” and the use applies to the horse, harness and/or sulky.
Mr Close indicated verbally to the Committee that he admitted the breach and did not wish to be present at the hearing.
Mr Wallis asked Mr Munro, stipendiary steward, to demonstrate the alleged breach on the videos. He pointed out Mr Close, who was racing towards the outside of the field as they turned for home. Mr Close used his whip 13 times in the last 400 metres.
Mr Wallis agreed with the Committee that there were a couple of pauses and there was a combination of whip use both with and without the reins.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Wallis submitted that a 3-day suspension was appropriate. Mr Close was aware that this would be the RIU’s penalty submission.
Reasons for Penalty:
The penalty is determined by a sliding scale. Where it is a second breach, the Penalty Guide provides for a 3-day suspension if the breach is within 6 months or 200 drives. Mr Close has a previous breach of the rule in February 2018. He has had 69 drives since that breach.
JCA Decision Fields (raw)
Dmitry: This section contains all JCA fields migrated from the raw data.
Data from these fields should be mapped appropriately to display amongst the standard fields above; please make note of any values below that are missing in the above standard fields but should be there.
hearingid: 2e2faf853b09071e486c268e638068c3
informantnumber: A10508
horsename:
hearing_racingtype:
startdate: no date provided
newcharge: Excessive use of the whip
plea: admitted
penaltyrequired: 1
decisiondate: 01/06/2018
hearing_title: Forbury Park TC 31 May 2018 - R 2 - Chair, Prof G Hall
charge:
facts:
Mr Wallis, Stipendiary Steward, alleged that Mr Close used his whip on more occasions than permitted in clause (b) of the Use of the Whip Regulations on his drive MOTU LITTLE PRINCESS in race 2, the JUST ESSENCE CATERING MOBILE PACE.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(2) No horseman shall during any race use a whip in a manner in contravention of the Use of the Whip Regulations made by the Board.
The Use of the Whip Regulations provide:
(b) No horseman is permitted to use their whip in a striking motion on more than ten occasions inside the final 400 metres. This is inclusive of “backhanders” and the use applies to the horse, harness and/or sulky.
Mr Close indicated verbally to the Committee that he admitted the breach and did not wish to be present at the hearing.
Mr Wallis asked Mr Munro, stipendiary steward, to demonstrate the alleged breach on the videos. He pointed out Mr Close, who was racing towards the outside of the field as they turned for home. Mr Close used his whip 13 times in the last 400 metres.
Mr Wallis agreed with the Committee that there were a couple of pauses and there was a combination of whip use both with and without the reins.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As Mr Close has admitted the breach, it is found to be proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Wallis submitted that a 3-day suspension was appropriate. Mr Close was aware that this would be the RIU’s penalty submission.
reasonsforpenalty:
The penalty is determined by a sliding scale. Where it is a second breach, the Penalty Guide provides for a 3-day suspension if the breach is within 6 months or 200 drives. Mr Close has a previous breach of the rule in February 2018. He has had 69 drives since that breach.
penalty:
The count for Mr Close is 13 strikes. He has agreed that this is the number. There are no aggravating or mitigating factors of the breach. It can be met with a 3-day suspension. Mr Close does not drive in Invercargill. He is suspended from the close of racing on 3 June up to and including 14 June.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 869(2)
Informant: Mr S Wallis - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr R Close - Driver
Otherperson: Mr Munro - Stipendiary Steward
PersonPresent:
Respondent:
StipendSteward:
raceid: f68930ecd33e5d07c54e9a633aca01f0
race_expapproval:
racecancelled: 0
race_noreport: 0
race_emailed1: 0
race_emailed2: 0
race_title: R 2
submittochair:
race_expappcomment:
race_km:
race_otherexp:
race_chair:
race_pm1:
race_pm2:
meetid: db6bda0bbeffbd49ca9492d442e000a6
meet_expapproval:
meet_noreport: 0
waitingforpublication: 0
meet_emailed1: 0
meet_emailed2: 0
meetdate: 31/05/2018
meet_title: Forbury Park TC - 31 May 2018
meet_expappcomment:
meet_km:
meet_otherexp:
tracklocation: forbury-park-tc
meet_racingtype: harness-racing
meet_chair: GHall
meet_pm1: none
meet_pm2: none
name: Forbury Park TC