Invercargill HRC 27 January 2018 – R 6 – Chair, Mr V Munro
ID: JCA13277
Meet Title:
Invercargill HRC - 27 January 2018
Meet Chair:
VMUnro
Meet Committee Member 1:
PKnowles
Race Date:
2018/01/27
Race Number:
R 6
Decision:
Mrs Barclay admitted the breach and it is found proved.
Penalty:
Mrs Barclay’s horsewomans licence is suspended from the close of racing on Saturday 27th January 2018 up to and including Sunday 4th February 2018.
Mrs Barclay is also fined the sum of $300.
The meetings involved are:
Thursday 1 February – Forbury Park
Sunday 4 February – Wyndham
Facts:
Following the running of Race 6, the Sheet Metalcraft Mobile Pace, an Information was filed by Mr Renault, alleging that Mrs Barclay, the driver of GRACE BURNS, “used her whip outside the regulations over the final 400 metres.”
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.
Mrs Barclay admitted the breach and signed the information accordingly.
Mr Renault, with the aid of the video replays, stated Mrs Barclay was in the four-wide line as the field passed the final 400m mark. He said from this mark to the finish Mrs Barclay used her whip 14 times. The strikes although numbered 14, were intermittment.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Renault stated Mrs Barclay had one prior breach on 24th Novmeber 2017, of the whip rule since the new penalty guidelines were introduced. He said the number of strikes with the whip was (14) and this being a second offence the JCA Penalty Guide, had a starting point of a 3-5 day suspension. Mr Renault suugested a 4 -5 day suspension is sought.
Mrs Barclay advised the Committee that she had signed on to the “teal” campaign for female harness drivers in support of “Ovarian Cancer” which runs from the 1st of February for 6 weeks. She has committed to donating to this from her driving percentages, a campaign that is very close to her heart. Mrs Barclay sought a suspension and a fine so she could partake in this worthwhile cause. She was committed to drive her entire team over this period of time.
Reasons for Penalty:
Mrs Barclay admitted the breach and understood it was her second breach in two months. The Committee carefully considered her submissions alongside those of Mr Renault.
The Committee has decided that “exceptional circumstances” are evident in this matter and in doing so have imposed a smaller suspension, with a fine added in so Mrs Barcaly can drive during some of the time that this worthwhile campaign is in operation.
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hearing_title: Invercargill HRC 27 January 2018 - R 6 - Chair, Mr V Munro
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 6, the Sheet Metalcraft Mobile Pace, an Information was filed by Mr Renault, alleging that Mrs Barclay, the driver of GRACE BURNS, “used her whip outside the regulations over the final 400 metres.”
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.
Mrs Barclay admitted the breach and signed the information accordingly.
Mr Renault, with the aid of the video replays, stated Mrs Barclay was in the four-wide line as the field passed the final 400m mark. He said from this mark to the finish Mrs Barclay used her whip 14 times. The strikes although numbered 14, were intermittment.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
Mrs Barclay admitted the breach and it is found proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Renault stated Mrs Barclay had one prior breach on 24th Novmeber 2017, of the whip rule since the new penalty guidelines were introduced. He said the number of strikes with the whip was (14) and this being a second offence the JCA Penalty Guide, had a starting point of a 3-5 day suspension. Mr Renault suugested a 4 -5 day suspension is sought.
Mrs Barclay advised the Committee that she had signed on to the “teal” campaign for female harness drivers in support of “Ovarian Cancer” which runs from the 1st of February for 6 weeks. She has committed to donating to this from her driving percentages, a campaign that is very close to her heart. Mrs Barclay sought a suspension and a fine so she could partake in this worthwhile cause. She was committed to drive her entire team over this period of time.
reasonsforpenalty:
Mrs Barclay admitted the breach and understood it was her second breach in two months. The Committee carefully considered her submissions alongside those of Mr Renault.
The Committee has decided that “exceptional circumstances” are evident in this matter and in doing so have imposed a smaller suspension, with a fine added in so Mrs Barcaly can drive during some of the time that this worthwhile campaign is in operation.
penalty:
Mrs Barclay’s horsewomans licence is suspended from the close of racing on Saturday 27th January 2018 up to and including Sunday 4th February 2018.
Mrs Barclay is also fined the sum of $300.
The meetings involved are:
Thursday 1 February – Forbury Park
Sunday 4 February – Wyndham
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Rules: 869(2)and Whip Regulations
Informant: Mr S Renault - Stipendiary Steward
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