Wanganui JC 26 March 2015 – R2
ID: JCA13949
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Wanganui JC - 26 March 2015
Meet Chair:
PWilliams
Meet Committee Member 1:
NMcCutcheon
Race Date:
2015/03/26
Race Number:
R2
Decision:
Penalty:
Ms Myers is suspended for 4 riding days from the close of racing on Saturday 28 March 2015 to the close of racing on Monday 6 April 2015 – the 4 days being Matamata (1 April), New Plymouth (2 April), Hastings (4 April) and Ellerslie (6 April).
Facts:
Following the running of race 2, the “NZB Insurance Pearl Series Rating 65 1340”, Information A2708 was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr G Whiterod under Rule 638(1)(d). The Information stated “R Myers (Gold Allure) allowed her mount to shift out near the 200m when not clear of “Brillante Brigitte”. Ms Myers signed the Information stating she admitted the breach and at the beginning of the hearing confirmed that was correct and also that she understood the rule under which she was charged.
Rule 638 (1) (d) states “A rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be .....careless”.
The charge arose from a Protest hearing in relation to the same race.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Whiterod, using the head-on film of the race from the 200m mark, identified Ms Myers on “Gold Allure” moving outwards into the line of Mr Teeluck on “Brillante Brigitte”. He said she was not the required distance in front of Mr Teeluck when she moved out and as a result he had to take a hold of his mount and in doing so lost momentum. He said the Stewards believed the interference suffered was at the low end of the scale.
Ms Myers said she believed the interference to be at the low end of the scale. She said she had angled out to get to the outside of “Just A Lover” ridden by Mr Parkes and believed her horse had slightly overreacted and she had ended up coming out further than she intended. She said she straightened her horse up as quickly as she could but admitted to the Committee that she was not aware of Mr Teeluck being behind her.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Whiterod said Ms Myers had only breached the careless riding rule once in the last 12 months – on 29 November 2104 at Wanganui when she received a 4 day suspension. He said this was a very good record for a very busy rider who rode throughout the country. He reiterated the view of the Stewards that the severity of the interference was at the low end but did not submit what he believed was an appropriate penalty.
Ms Myers made no submissions on penalty other than to ask the Committee to take into account her very good riding record. After consideration she said she did not wish to defer any suspension that might be given.
Reasons for Penalty:
The Committee has reviewed films of the incident several times both during this hearing and the earlier protest hearing and we have taken into account all the submissions made. The films clearly show that Ms Myers moved out approximately one and a half horse widths when not the required distance in front of Mr Teeluck which caused him to momentarily steady and have to shift his horse inwards to get a run to the finish line. The Committee notes that at the earlier protest hearing Ms Myers admitted she had caused a slight check to Mr Teeluck in making that move and during this hearing conceded she did not realise he was behind her when she moved out.
The JCA’s Penalty Guidelines state the starting point for a breach of the careless riding rule is 5 riding days. Having taken into account the aggravating factors above we have also taken into account Ms Myers’ admittance of the breach and also that this is her second breach of this rule in the past 12 months. As a busy rider who rides throughout the country we believe Ms Myers’ riding record is a very good one and also agree with Mr Whiterod that the severity of the interference is at the low end.
We have also reviewed the JCA’s list of penalties imposed on jockey in recent months to ensure, as best we can, a general consistency with those decisions.
The Committee believes the interference caused must be reflected in an appropriate penalty which we have decided is a period of suspension. From a starting point of 5 days we have reduced that by 1 day in recognition of Ms Myers very good riding record and her admittance of the breach of the rule.
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plea: admitted
penaltyrequired: 1
decisiondate: 20/03/2015
hearing_title: Wanganui JC 26 March 2015 - R2
charge:
facts:
Following the running of race 2, the “NZB Insurance Pearl Series Rating 65 1340”, Information A2708 was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr G Whiterod under Rule 638(1)(d). The Information stated “R Myers (Gold Allure) allowed her mount to shift out near the 200m when not clear of “Brillante Brigitte”. Ms Myers signed the Information stating she admitted the breach and at the beginning of the hearing confirmed that was correct and also that she understood the rule under which she was charged.
Rule 638 (1) (d) states “A rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be .....careless”.
The charge arose from a Protest hearing in relation to the same race.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Whiterod, using the head-on film of the race from the 200m mark, identified Ms Myers on “Gold Allure” moving outwards into the line of Mr Teeluck on “Brillante Brigitte”. He said she was not the required distance in front of Mr Teeluck when she moved out and as a result he had to take a hold of his mount and in doing so lost momentum. He said the Stewards believed the interference suffered was at the low end of the scale.
Ms Myers said she believed the interference to be at the low end of the scale. She said she had angled out to get to the outside of “Just A Lover” ridden by Mr Parkes and believed her horse had slightly overreacted and she had ended up coming out further than she intended. She said she straightened her horse up as quickly as she could but admitted to the Committee that she was not aware of Mr Teeluck being behind her.
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Whiterod said Ms Myers had only breached the careless riding rule once in the last 12 months – on 29 November 2104 at Wanganui when she received a 4 day suspension. He said this was a very good record for a very busy rider who rode throughout the country. He reiterated the view of the Stewards that the severity of the interference was at the low end but did not submit what he believed was an appropriate penalty.
Ms Myers made no submissions on penalty other than to ask the Committee to take into account her very good riding record. After consideration she said she did not wish to defer any suspension that might be given.
reasonsforpenalty:
The Committee has reviewed films of the incident several times both during this hearing and the earlier protest hearing and we have taken into account all the submissions made. The films clearly show that Ms Myers moved out approximately one and a half horse widths when not the required distance in front of Mr Teeluck which caused him to momentarily steady and have to shift his horse inwards to get a run to the finish line. The Committee notes that at the earlier protest hearing Ms Myers admitted she had caused a slight check to Mr Teeluck in making that move and during this hearing conceded she did not realise he was behind her when she moved out.
The JCA’s Penalty Guidelines state the starting point for a breach of the careless riding rule is 5 riding days. Having taken into account the aggravating factors above we have also taken into account Ms Myers’ admittance of the breach and also that this is her second breach of this rule in the past 12 months. As a busy rider who rides throughout the country we believe Ms Myers’ riding record is a very good one and also agree with Mr Whiterod that the severity of the interference is at the low end.
We have also reviewed the JCA’s list of penalties imposed on jockey in recent months to ensure, as best we can, a general consistency with those decisions.
The Committee believes the interference caused must be reflected in an appropriate penalty which we have decided is a period of suspension. From a starting point of 5 days we have reduced that by 1 day in recognition of Ms Myers very good riding record and her admittance of the breach of the rule.
penalty:
Ms Myers is suspended for 4 riding days from the close of racing on Saturday 28 March 2015 to the close of racing on Monday 6 April 2015 – the 4 days being Matamata (1 April), New Plymouth (2 April), Hastings (4 April) and Ellerslie (6 April).
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 638(1)(d)
Informant: Mr G Whiterod - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Ms R Myers - Licensed Jockey
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