Canterbury R 25 January 2014 – R 7 (request for a ruling)
ID: JCA12800
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Canterbury Racing - 25 January 2014
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
SChing
Race Date:
2014/01/25
Race Number:
R7
Decision:
The Committee ruled that PARNELL PRINCE (No.1) and EL BEE DEE (No.8) be declared non-starters.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 7, Barneswood Farm Agistment Rating 75, an information requesting a ruling was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr M Zarb, for a ruling as to whether “PARNELL PRINCE (A L Frye) and EL BEE DEE (K Williams) were denied a fair start”.
Present at the hearing of the information were jockeys, Misses A L Frye and K Williams, and Mr T W Mills, Chief Executive Officer of Canterbury Jockey Club.
Rule 632 provides as follows:
If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee, a horse which does not finish in the first three placings 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 by its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such horse to be a non-starter.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Zarb stated that the gates of PARNELL PRINCE and EL BEE DEE both failed to open at the same time as the other gates. Both horses finished outside of the first three placings and, therefore, Stewards were of the view that the two horses should be declared non-starters.
He showed head-on and side-on video replays of the start of the race. He pointed out PARNELL PRINCE and EL BEE DEE, drawn in barriers 9 and 10 respectively in the 12-horse field at the 1600 metres start. The head-on replay clearly showed that the two gates failed to open when the field was released. He then showed a side-on video to demonstrate the amount of ground that the two runners had lost as a result. Neither horse lost a lot of ground but, he submitted, it was evident from the head-on video replay that their chances were affected. In the opinion of the Stewards, the two runners should be declared to be non-starters, Mr Zarb said.
The Committee questioned the two riders in turn. Miss Frye said that she had drawn 9. She confirmed that her gate did not open and her horse jumped, forcing the gate open, when the rest of the field had jumped. She confirmed that her mount’s chances had been prejudiced as she wanted to race handy to the lead but, instead, it lost “quite a bit of ground” which it had to make up at the finish. In addition, the horse had to carry 62.5 kilograms, making it hard for it to make up lost ground.
Miss Williams said that her horse forced the gate open when it failed to open when the field was released. She had intended to race handy to give the horse every chance. The horse was coming back from a heavy to a good track. It made up “a fair bit of ground” in the straight and it did not help that she had to ride it from the back.
Mr Zarb stated that the gates of PARNELL PRINCE and EL BEE DEE both failed to open at the same time as the other gates. Both horses finished outside of the first three placings and, therefore, Stewards were of the view that the two horses should be declared non-starters.
He showed head-on and side-on video replays of the start of the race. He pointed out PARNELL PRINCE and EL BEE DEE, drawn in barriers 9 and 10 respectively in the 12-horse field at the 1600 metres start. The head-on replay clearly showed that the two gates failed to open when the field was released. He then showed a side-on video to demonstrate the amount of ground that the two runners had lost as a result. Neither horse lost a lot of ground but, he submitted, it was evident from the head-on video replay that their chances were affected. In the opinion of the Stewards, the two runners should be declared to be non-starters, Mr Zarb said.
Reasons for Decision:
The Committee was satisfied that PARNELL PRINCE and EL BEE DEE had both been affected by a mechanical failure of the starting stalls when the gates of their respective stalls failed to open with the rest of the field.
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facts:
Following the running of Race 7, Barneswood Farm Agistment Rating 75, an information requesting a ruling was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr M Zarb, for a ruling as to whether “PARNELL PRINCE (A L Frye) and EL BEE DEE (K Williams) were denied a fair start”.
Present at the hearing of the information were jockeys, Misses A L Frye and K Williams, and Mr T W Mills, Chief Executive Officer of Canterbury Jockey Club.
Rule 632 provides as follows:
If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee, a horse which does not finish in the first three placings 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 by its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such horse to be a non-starter.
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Mr Zarb stated that the gates of PARNELL PRINCE and EL BEE DEE both failed to open at the same time as the other gates. Both horses finished outside of the first three placings and, therefore, Stewards were of the view that the two horses should be declared non-starters.
He showed head-on and side-on video replays of the start of the race. He pointed out PARNELL PRINCE and EL BEE DEE, drawn in barriers 9 and 10 respectively in the 12-horse field at the 1600 metres start. The head-on replay clearly showed that the two gates failed to open when the field was released. He then showed a side-on video to demonstrate the amount of ground that the two runners had lost as a result. Neither horse lost a lot of ground but, he submitted, it was evident from the head-on video replay that their chances were affected. In the opinion of the Stewards, the two runners should be declared to be non-starters, Mr Zarb said.
The Committee questioned the two riders in turn. Miss Frye said that she had drawn 9. She confirmed that her gate did not open and her horse jumped, forcing the gate open, when the rest of the field had jumped. She confirmed that her mount’s chances had been prejudiced as she wanted to race handy to the lead but, instead, it lost “quite a bit of ground” which it had to make up at the finish. In addition, the horse had to carry 62.5 kilograms, making it hard for it to make up lost ground.
Miss Williams said that her horse forced the gate open when it failed to open when the field was released. She had intended to race handy to give the horse every chance. The horse was coming back from a heavy to a good track. It made up “a fair bit of ground” in the straight and it did not help that she had to ride it from the back.
Mr Zarb stated that the gates of PARNELL PRINCE and EL BEE DEE both failed to open at the same time as the other gates. Both horses finished outside of the first three placings and, therefore, Stewards were of the view that the two horses should be declared non-starters.
He showed head-on and side-on video replays of the start of the race. He pointed out PARNELL PRINCE and EL BEE DEE, drawn in barriers 9 and 10 respectively in the 12-horse field at the 1600 metres start. The head-on replay clearly showed that the two gates failed to open when the field was released. He then showed a side-on video to demonstrate the amount of ground that the two runners had lost as a result. Neither horse lost a lot of ground but, he submitted, it was evident from the head-on video replay that their chances were affected. In the opinion of the Stewards, the two runners should be declared to be non-starters, Mr Zarb said.
reasonsfordecision:
The Committee was satisfied that PARNELL PRINCE and EL BEE DEE had both been affected by a mechanical failure of the starting stalls when the gates of their respective stalls failed to open with the rest of the field.
Decision:
The Committee ruled that PARNELL PRINCE (No.1) and EL BEE DEE (No.8) be declared non-starters.
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hearing_type: Request Ruling
Rules: 632
Informant:
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PersonPresent: A L Frye, Licensed Apprentice Jockey, K Williams, Licensed Jockey, T W Mills, Officer of Club
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