Waikato RC 11 February 2017 – R 6 – (request for a ruling) – Chair, Mr A Dooley
ID: JCA11753
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Waikato RC - 11 February 2017
Meet Chair:
ADooley
Meet Committee Member 1:
BScott
Race Date:
2017/02/11
Race Number:
R6
Decision:
Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 632 the Committee exercised its discretion and declared RONCHI to be a non –starter.
The Committee ordered dividends and stakes to be paid in accordance with this decision.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 6, Herbie Dyke Stakes, Mr A Peard, Co - Trainer of RONCHI, lodged an Information requesting a ruling in relation to Rule 632 to establish whether RONCHI received a fair start.
Rule 632 provides “If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee, a horse which does not finish in the first three placing’s was prevented from taking an effective part in a race owing to the mechanical failure of starting stalls, or is denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse (but not where the horse is slow away of its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such horse to be a non-starter.”
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Peard identified on the video footage that the Barrier Attendant was slow taking the blindfold off RONCHI. He said this resulted in RONCHI missing the kick which denied the horse from racing on the speed. He believed the Attendant left the blindfold on for a second too long.
Mr Cooksley said the blindfold was still on RONCHI when the gates opened and it was removed a split second too late. He said that RONCHI generally races on the speed and the horse was denied this opportunity. Mr Cooksley said that everywhere else he has ridden the Starter has called out “blindfolds off” then pressed the start button.
Mr Moody said he was instructed by the connections of RONCHI to leave the blindfold on their horse for as long as possible. He acknowledged that the Attendant was a split second slow in removing the blindfold. He added that the Attendant was in his vision when the start was effected.
Mr Oatham said that RONCHI was a problem horse at the start. He stated the blindfold was removed later than what was desirable and this resulted in RONCHI being marginally slow to jump.
Reasons for Decision:
The Committee carefully considered the submissions presented and reviewed the video footage frame by frame. It was clearly evident that the Barrier Attendant was still in the process of removing the blindfold from RONCHI when the gates opened. This resulted in RONCHI being slow away by approximately 1 length and the horse got further back than the connections had wanted. It was significant to note that the head – on film showed that as the gates opened RONCHI was still standing flat footed while all the other horses where jumping out of the gates. The back – on film showed that Mr Cooksley’s body was still in an upright position in the saddle while all the other riders were riding their mounts forward out of the gates. We were satisfied that this materially prejudiced the chances of RONCHI and in our opinion RONCHI was denied a fair start.
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hearing_title: Waikato RC 11 February 2017 - R 6 - (request for a ruling) - Chair, Mr A Dooley
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facts:
Following the running of Race 6, Herbie Dyke Stakes, Mr A Peard, Co - Trainer of RONCHI, lodged an Information requesting a ruling in relation to Rule 632 to establish whether RONCHI received a fair start.
Rule 632 provides “If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee, a horse which does not finish in the first three placing’s was prevented from taking an effective part in a race owing to the mechanical failure of starting stalls, or is denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse (but not where the horse is slow away of its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such horse to be a non-starter.”
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submissionsfordecision:
Mr Peard identified on the video footage that the Barrier Attendant was slow taking the blindfold off RONCHI. He said this resulted in RONCHI missing the kick which denied the horse from racing on the speed. He believed the Attendant left the blindfold on for a second too long.
Mr Cooksley said the blindfold was still on RONCHI when the gates opened and it was removed a split second too late. He said that RONCHI generally races on the speed and the horse was denied this opportunity. Mr Cooksley said that everywhere else he has ridden the Starter has called out “blindfolds off” then pressed the start button.
Mr Moody said he was instructed by the connections of RONCHI to leave the blindfold on their horse for as long as possible. He acknowledged that the Attendant was a split second slow in removing the blindfold. He added that the Attendant was in his vision when the start was effected.
Mr Oatham said that RONCHI was a problem horse at the start. He stated the blindfold was removed later than what was desirable and this resulted in RONCHI being marginally slow to jump.
reasonsfordecision:
The Committee carefully considered the submissions presented and reviewed the video footage frame by frame. It was clearly evident that the Barrier Attendant was still in the process of removing the blindfold from RONCHI when the gates opened. This resulted in RONCHI being slow away by approximately 1 length and the horse got further back than the connections had wanted. It was significant to note that the head – on film showed that as the gates opened RONCHI was still standing flat footed while all the other horses where jumping out of the gates. The back – on film showed that Mr Cooksley’s body was still in an upright position in the saddle while all the other riders were riding their mounts forward out of the gates. We were satisfied that this materially prejudiced the chances of RONCHI and in our opinion RONCHI was denied a fair start.
Decision:
Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 632 the Committee exercised its discretion and declared RONCHI to be a non –starter.
The Committee ordered dividends and stakes to be paid in accordance with this decision.
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PersonPresent: Mr A Peard - Co - Trainer of RONCHI, Mr G Cooksley - Rider of RONCHI, Mr J Moody - Raceday Official/Starter
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