R Tauranga 28 April 2016 – R 1 – Chair, Mr A Dooley
ID: JCA13111
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Racing Tauranga - 28 April 2016
Meet Chair:
ADooley
Meet Committee Member 1:
AGodsalve
Race Date:
2016/04/28
Race Number:
R1
Decision:
As Mr Mitchell admitted the breach the Committee find the charge proved.
Penalty:
Mr Mitchell was fined the sum of $600.
Facts:
Following the running of race 1, Will Johnston – 9 to 3 on The Hits Highweight, an Information was filed pursuant to Rule 636 (1)(d). The Informant, Mr Williamson, alleged that Mr Mitchell failed to ride his mount RICH HABIT out to the finish line when there was a reasonable chance of his mount running fourth.
Mr Mitchell acknowledged that he understood the Rule and confirmed his admission of the breach.
Rule 636(1) (d) provides: being the Rider of a horse in a Race, must ride his horse out to the end of the Race if there is a reasonable chance of it running into a position for which there is prize money to be awarded or a dividend to be declared;
Mr Coles demonstrated on the available video footage that Mr Mitchell was clearly racing in 4th position near the final 50 metres. He identified that in the final 3 strides Mr Mitchell made an error of judgement when relaxing his ride which resulted in PILGRIM gaining 4th position by a nose from RICH HABIT.
Mr Mitchell stated that it was early in the season and he “got a little bit tired” and misjudged where the winning post was positioned.
The official margin between 4th and 5th position was a nose.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Williamson produced Mr Mitchell’s record which showed no previous breach under this Rule in the last 12 months. He said Mr Mitchell should be given credit for his admission of the breach and his clear record. He advised that the Stewards had looked through prior records for flat riders which showed penalties imposed ranged from $600 - $1,000 fines and 3 to 4 days suspension. He highlighted that Jump riders earn less money than flat riders and informed the Committee that there were horses scratched today due to a shortage of Jump riders.
Mr Mitchell submitted that he would prefer a fine to a suspension and asked the Committee to take into account that he was “slightly rusty” because the season had just commenced.
In response to a question from the Committee, Mr Mitchell advised that he had engagements at Riverton next week along with Te Rapa and Wanganui.
Reasons for Penalty:
The Committee carefully considered all the evidence and submissions presented. The mitigating factors were Mr Mitchell’s admission of the breach and his clear record for which he is given credit. However, this has to be balanced against the aggravating factors. The film clearly showed that Mr Mitchell relaxed his ride approximately 3 strides before the finish line. We believe there was a reasonable chance of RICH HABIT running into a position for which there was prize money to be awarded or a dividend to be declared (4th). The connections and betting public who had invested on him were potentially let down by the actions of Mr Mitchell. We are satisfied this breach was an error of judgement.
We note that 4th prizemoney was $350 and 5th prizemoney was $175.
The Committee referred to similar penalties under this Rule since the introduction of the new Penalty Guide May 2015 but there were no breaches relating to Jump / Highweight riders.
In determining penalty, the Committee had regard for the limited riding opportunities available for Jump/ Highweight riders and this fact is reflected in the penalty imposed.
After taking into account all the above factors the Committee considers an appropriate penalty was a $600 fine which we calculated to be the equivalent of a 2 day suspension for this type of rider.
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hearing_title: R Tauranga 28 April 2016 - R 1 - Chair, Mr A Dooley
charge:
facts:
Following the running of race 1, Will Johnston – 9 to 3 on The Hits Highweight, an Information was filed pursuant to Rule 636 (1)(d). The Informant, Mr Williamson, alleged that Mr Mitchell failed to ride his mount RICH HABIT out to the finish line when there was a reasonable chance of his mount running fourth.
Mr Mitchell acknowledged that he understood the Rule and confirmed his admission of the breach.
Rule 636(1) (d) provides: being the Rider of a horse in a Race, must ride his horse out to the end of the Race if there is a reasonable chance of it running into a position for which there is prize money to be awarded or a dividend to be declared;
Mr Coles demonstrated on the available video footage that Mr Mitchell was clearly racing in 4th position near the final 50 metres. He identified that in the final 3 strides Mr Mitchell made an error of judgement when relaxing his ride which resulted in PILGRIM gaining 4th position by a nose from RICH HABIT.
Mr Mitchell stated that it was early in the season and he “got a little bit tired” and misjudged where the winning post was positioned.
The official margin between 4th and 5th position was a nose.
appealdecision:
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submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As Mr Mitchell admitted the breach the Committee find the charge proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Williamson produced Mr Mitchell’s record which showed no previous breach under this Rule in the last 12 months. He said Mr Mitchell should be given credit for his admission of the breach and his clear record. He advised that the Stewards had looked through prior records for flat riders which showed penalties imposed ranged from $600 - $1,000 fines and 3 to 4 days suspension. He highlighted that Jump riders earn less money than flat riders and informed the Committee that there were horses scratched today due to a shortage of Jump riders.
Mr Mitchell submitted that he would prefer a fine to a suspension and asked the Committee to take into account that he was “slightly rusty” because the season had just commenced.
In response to a question from the Committee, Mr Mitchell advised that he had engagements at Riverton next week along with Te Rapa and Wanganui.
reasonsforpenalty:
The Committee carefully considered all the evidence and submissions presented. The mitigating factors were Mr Mitchell’s admission of the breach and his clear record for which he is given credit. However, this has to be balanced against the aggravating factors. The film clearly showed that Mr Mitchell relaxed his ride approximately 3 strides before the finish line. We believe there was a reasonable chance of RICH HABIT running into a position for which there was prize money to be awarded or a dividend to be declared (4th). The connections and betting public who had invested on him were potentially let down by the actions of Mr Mitchell. We are satisfied this breach was an error of judgement.
We note that 4th prizemoney was $350 and 5th prizemoney was $175.
The Committee referred to similar penalties under this Rule since the introduction of the new Penalty Guide May 2015 but there were no breaches relating to Jump / Highweight riders.
In determining penalty, the Committee had regard for the limited riding opportunities available for Jump/ Highweight riders and this fact is reflected in the penalty imposed.
After taking into account all the above factors the Committee considers an appropriate penalty was a $600 fine which we calculated to be the equivalent of a 2 day suspension for this type of rider.
penalty:
Mr Mitchell was fined the sum of $600.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 636(1)(d)
Informant: Mr M Willamson-Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr M Mitchell - Licensed Jumps Jockey
Otherperson: Mr A Coles - Stipendiary Steward
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Respondent:
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