Manawatu HRC 19 February 2013 – R 4
ID: JCA14854
Meet Title:
Manawatu HRC - 19 February 2013
Meet Chair:
NMcCutcheon
Meet Committee Member 1:
PWilliams
Race Date:
2013/02/19
Race Number:
R 4
Decision:
As Mr Mitchell admitted the breach the charge was found proved.
Penalty:
Mr Mitchell is fined $200.
Charge:
Excessive use of the whip.
Facts:
Following the running of race 4, Information A2317 was filed by Stipendiary Steward Mr J Muirhead under Rule 869(2)(a). The information stated “You (Mr Mitchell) used your whip excessively over the concluding stages when driving “Pilot Officer”. Mr Mitchell signed the information admitting the breach and also stated on the Information that he did not wish to be present for the hearing.
Rule 869(2)(a) states:- “No horseman shall during any race use his whip in an unnecessary, excessive or improper manner”.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Muirhead used the back-on and head-on films to identify Mr Mitchell running on the outside of the leader as the horses were rounding the final bend into the home straight for the run home. He said from that point Mr Mitchell used his whip approximately 19-21 times with at least 3 of the early strikes being “backhanders”.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Muirhead said Mr Mitchell had not breached this Rule in the previous 12 months and submitted a fine between $200 and $300, but closer to $200, was an appropriate penalty.
Reasons for Penalty:
The Committee has reviewed the films of the incident and notes that Mr Mitchell did use his whip on approximately 20 occasions from a point on the final bend into the straight through to the finish line. The Committee also notes that 3 of the strikes early in the count were “backhanders”. The Committee notes this is Mr Mitchell’s first breach of the Rule for well over 18 months and that he admitted the breach at the earliest opportunity. The Committee has also reviewed recent penalties for similar “first time” breaches of this Rule and believes on this occasion a fine is an appropriate penalty.
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decisiondate: 19/02/2013
hearing_title: Manawatu HRC 19 February 2013 - R 4
charge:
Excessive use of the whip.
facts:
Following the running of race 4, Information A2317 was filed by Stipendiary Steward Mr J Muirhead under Rule 869(2)(a). The information stated “You (Mr Mitchell) used your whip excessively over the concluding stages when driving “Pilot Officer”. Mr Mitchell signed the information admitting the breach and also stated on the Information that he did not wish to be present for the hearing.
Rule 869(2)(a) states:- “No horseman shall during any race use his whip in an unnecessary, excessive or improper manner”.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Muirhead used the back-on and head-on films to identify Mr Mitchell running on the outside of the leader as the horses were rounding the final bend into the home straight for the run home. He said from that point Mr Mitchell used his whip approximately 19-21 times with at least 3 of the early strikes being “backhanders”.
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As Mr Mitchell admitted the breach the charge was found proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Muirhead said Mr Mitchell had not breached this Rule in the previous 12 months and submitted a fine between $200 and $300, but closer to $200, was an appropriate penalty.
reasonsforpenalty:
The Committee has reviewed the films of the incident and notes that Mr Mitchell did use his whip on approximately 20 occasions from a point on the final bend into the straight through to the finish line. The Committee also notes that 3 of the strikes early in the count were “backhanders”. The Committee notes this is Mr Mitchell’s first breach of the Rule for well over 18 months and that he admitted the breach at the earliest opportunity. The Committee has also reviewed recent penalties for similar “first time” breaches of this Rule and believes on this occasion a fine is an appropriate penalty.
penalty:
Mr Mitchell is fined $200.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 869(2)(a)
Informant: Mr J Muirhead - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr T Mitchell - Open Horseman
Otherperson: Mr S Wallis - Stipendiary Steward, Mr L Tidmarsh - Stipendiary Steward
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