Cheviot HRC 2 March 2014 – R 5 (request for a ruling)
ID: JCA11825
Meet Title:
Cheviot HRC - 2 March 2014
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
SChing
Race Date:
2014/03/02
Race Number:
R5
Decision:
It was clear to the Committee from the video evidence that, at the point that the field was released, DAVEYS BROTHER was lined in its correct position and was standing quietly. It swung sideways after the tape was released and the sole cause of it failing to begin cleanly was its own barrier manners. Mr Ward relied, in support of his request that the horse be declared a late scratching, principally on events prior to the horse taking up its position at barrier 8 on the front row. Those factors were totally irrelevant to the Committee’s consideration of whether DAVEYS BROTHER was denied a fair start. The Committee was very satisfied that no circumstances existed that warranted it finding that the horse was denied a fair start.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 5, Rural Livestock Trot, an information by way of a Request for a Ruling was filed by Licensed Graduation Driver, Mr C M Ward, the driver of DAVEYS BROTHER in the race, requesting a ruling as to “whether DAVEYS BROTHER was denied a fair start”.
Mr Ward was present at the hearing of the information representing the connections of DAVEYS BROTHER.
Rule 213 provides as follows:
(1) A Stipendiary Steward at any time may scratch from a race or declare ineligible to start in a race until a specific condition is met any horse on all or any of the following grounds:
(j) if a horse was denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Ward showed a video replay of the start of the race as the field was lining up. He pointed out DAVEYS BROTHER, which had drawn barrier 9 at the 2600 metres standing start (following an earlier false start). He had been told by the starter’s assistant to go to the outside of the track, which he did. As the field walked up, the horse drawn 8, MOMENT OF TRUTH (T S Chmiel), was told to go to the outside, he said.
This had upset his horse, Mr Ward said, as it had had to stand for too long. It had been on the outside and had then been asked to move back down into its original starting position. The horse then walked in and it did “stand”, Mr Ward said.
Mr Ward submitted that the horse had been denied a fair start through having to wait too long for two horses behind it with bad manners. When the tape was released, DAVEYS BROTHER had shied at the tape, jumped sideways and clipped the wheel of the outside horse. He further submitted that, had it been permitted to remain in the outside position where it had originally been sent, the horse would have received a “fair beginning”.
Mr Ward accepted that the horse was standing and in the correct barrier position when the tape was released. However, he submitted that the horse had been asked to walk up, stand and then move down the track and stand again. It had been asked to wait for two horses that were “mucking round”. One of those horses made a good beginning because the starter had waited for it. Had the tape been released sooner, his horse would have gone away, Mr Ward submitted. The horse always goes away from a standing start, he said.
Mr S P Renault, Stipendiary Steward, said that MOMENT OF LOVE, drawn 8, had been deemed responsible for the false start. However, the starter then reported that DAVEYS BROTHER had been responsible. It was therefore sent to start from the outside. It was subsequently decided that MOMENT OF LOVE had, in fact, been responsible so it was sent to the outside and DAVEYS BROTHER was sent back to its correct position. Mr Renault pointed out the horse standing in its correct position. After the tape was released, the horse ran outwards. It was the horse’s own manners that were the sole cause of the problem – it was not denied a fair start in the opinion of the Stewards.
Reasons for Decision:
The Committee ruled that DAVEYS BROTHER was not denied a fair start and, therefore, that the horse be not declared a late scratching.
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hearing_title: Cheviot HRC 2 March 2014 - R 5 (request for a ruling)
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facts:
Following the running of Race 5, Rural Livestock Trot, an information by way of a Request for a Ruling was filed by Licensed Graduation Driver, Mr C M Ward, the driver of DAVEYS BROTHER in the race, requesting a ruling as to “whether DAVEYS BROTHER was denied a fair start”.
Mr Ward was present at the hearing of the information representing the connections of DAVEYS BROTHER.
Rule 213 provides as follows:
(1) A Stipendiary Steward at any time may scratch from a race or declare ineligible to start in a race until a specific condition is met any horse on all or any of the following grounds:
(j) if a horse was denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse.
appealdecision:
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submissionsfordecision:
Mr Ward showed a video replay of the start of the race as the field was lining up. He pointed out DAVEYS BROTHER, which had drawn barrier 9 at the 2600 metres standing start (following an earlier false start). He had been told by the starter’s assistant to go to the outside of the track, which he did. As the field walked up, the horse drawn 8, MOMENT OF TRUTH (T S Chmiel), was told to go to the outside, he said.
This had upset his horse, Mr Ward said, as it had had to stand for too long. It had been on the outside and had then been asked to move back down into its original starting position. The horse then walked in and it did “stand”, Mr Ward said.
Mr Ward submitted that the horse had been denied a fair start through having to wait too long for two horses behind it with bad manners. When the tape was released, DAVEYS BROTHER had shied at the tape, jumped sideways and clipped the wheel of the outside horse. He further submitted that, had it been permitted to remain in the outside position where it had originally been sent, the horse would have received a “fair beginning”.
Mr Ward accepted that the horse was standing and in the correct barrier position when the tape was released. However, he submitted that the horse had been asked to walk up, stand and then move down the track and stand again. It had been asked to wait for two horses that were “mucking round”. One of those horses made a good beginning because the starter had waited for it. Had the tape been released sooner, his horse would have gone away, Mr Ward submitted. The horse always goes away from a standing start, he said.
Mr S P Renault, Stipendiary Steward, said that MOMENT OF LOVE, drawn 8, had been deemed responsible for the false start. However, the starter then reported that DAVEYS BROTHER had been responsible. It was therefore sent to start from the outside. It was subsequently decided that MOMENT OF LOVE had, in fact, been responsible so it was sent to the outside and DAVEYS BROTHER was sent back to its correct position. Mr Renault pointed out the horse standing in its correct position. After the tape was released, the horse ran outwards. It was the horse’s own manners that were the sole cause of the problem – it was not denied a fair start in the opinion of the Stewards.
reasonsfordecision:
The Committee ruled that DAVEYS BROTHER was not denied a fair start and, therefore, that the horse be not declared a late scratching.
Decision:
It was clear to the Committee from the video evidence that, at the point that the field was released, DAVEYS BROTHER was lined in its correct position and was standing quietly. It swung sideways after the tape was released and the sole cause of it failing to begin cleanly was its own barrier manners. Mr Ward relied, in support of his request that the horse be declared a late scratching, principally on events prior to the horse taking up its position at barrier 8 on the front row. Those factors were totally irrelevant to the Committee’s consideration of whether DAVEYS BROTHER was denied a fair start. The Committee was very satisfied that no circumstances existed that warranted it finding that the horse was denied a fair start.
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hearing_type: Request Ruling
Rules: Rule 213(1)(j)
Informant:
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: C M Ward, Licensed Graduation Driver
Respondent:
StipendSteward: S P Renault, Stipendiary Steward
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