Waikouaiti RC 1 January 2017 – R 5 – Chair, Prof G Hall
ID: JCA15180
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Waikouaiti RC - 1 January 2017
Meet Chair:
GHall
Meet Committee Member 1:
PKnowles
Race Date:
2017/01/01
Race Number:
R 5
Decision:
Ms Wynne has admitted the breach, which we find proved.
Penalty:
Ms Wynne is suspended from racing from the end of racing at Omakau on 3 January up until 12 January. This is four days: Reefton 5 January; Greymouth 7 January; Hokitika 11 January; and Wanganui 12 January. She is also fined the sum of $600. This is a significant penalty for a low-end breach, and is one that factors in the respondent’s recidivism with regard to this rule.
After the imposition of penalty we spoke further with Ms Wynne. The repeated nature of her breach of the careless riding rule is of concern to us. To put it in simple terms, Ms Wynne has an unenviable record. Our concern is shared by the Stipendiary Stewards, Mr Pitman and the respondent, herself. Mr Pitman has described Ms Wynne’s misjudgements as being merely inches but these are enough to get her into trouble. Ms Wynne has accepted the answer lies within her. We emphasised the need for her to think carefully before she shifts ground and to consider the consequences of her not so doing. A recent tragedy is foremost in the minds of racing folk in this country.
Facts:
Mr Davidson alleged that Ms Wynne (MISTY TRELLA) allowed her mount to shift inwards near the 1500 metres when not clear of POROTENE RIPPER (Mr R Firdhaus) and SILVER SPIER (Mr S Muniandy), which was checked.
Mr Davidson demonstrated on the videos that Ms Wynne after being 3 wide had kicked her mount up at the end of the main straight for the first time and the horse had stepped in crowding Mr Firdhaus and Mr Muniandy. He emphasised Mr Firdhaus had been unable to relieve the pressure on Mr Muniandy.
Ms Wynne said she was pushing forward. She was racing outside Mr Firdhaus. She had looked and was aware he was there. He had called out to her to go forward and she had pushed MISTY TRELLA as strong as she could. She emphasised that when she realised Mr Firdhaus was still there, she had pulled her horse out and straightened immediately. She demonstrated she had moved her horse wider on the track and had raced 3 wide on the bend. She said all horses step in on a bend slightly and MISTY TRELLA was no exception. It was a misjudgement.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Davidson produced Ms Wynne’s record. She has six breaches of the careless riding rule in the past year.
Mr Davidson said the breach was low end and a low-end penalty was appropriate, other than when reference was made to the respondent’s record. He acknowledged Ms Wynne had looked inside and was pushing her horse forward when she stepped in. He said she had definitely relieved the pressure. He said he would leave the determination of penalty up to the Committee.
Ms Wynne acknowledged her record was not good under this rule and outlined the steps she was taking to deal with this situation. She has the assistance of a number of people both within and outside the industry.
Reasons for Penalty:
We accept the breach is low range. It is a misjudgement that has briefly inconvenienced Mr Firdhaus and Mr Muniandy. Ms Wynne is a Central Districts and South Island rider. We take a 5-day starting point and reduce this by one day for the nature of the breach. We also give credit for the admission of the breach and the respondent’s frankness before us today. We commend Mr Pitman for the support he is giving Ms Wynne.
After discussing the matter at length with the parties, there was agreement that Ms Wynne’s breaches are low end but repetitive. Uplift to the starting point is necessary to recognise the lengthy nature of Ms Wynne’s record. The imposition of a suspension, as the sole penalty, does not appear to have altered the respondent’s risk taking. Consequently, we propose to take a slightly different approach to penalty on this occasion in the hope that a significant suspension together with a requirement to have to forfeit ‘hard-earned cash’ might have the desired punitive and deterrent effect.
Ms Wynne has declared rides at Omakau and was to ride four horses at Reefton. Mr Pitman explained that nominations and acceptances were early because of the holiday season, and Mr Davidson concurred, saying normally nominations were Monday and acceptances were Tuesday. We enquired carefully into the rides Ms Wynne had at Reefton. The two for trainers other than Mr Pitman were first rides for Ms Wynne on these horses. The connections of each horse were willing to release Ms Wynne. We had confirmation of this placed before us. Mr Pitman was also able to obtain an alternative rider for each of his two horses. We also note that many horses at Reefton do not have declared riders at this time, so we believe members of the public who might be intending to invest on these horses will not be unduly inconvenienced.
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hearing_title: Waikouaiti RC 1 January 2017 - R 5 - Chair, Prof G Hall
charge:
facts:
Mr Davidson alleged that Ms Wynne (MISTY TRELLA) allowed her mount to shift inwards near the 1500 metres when not clear of POROTENE RIPPER (Mr R Firdhaus) and SILVER SPIER (Mr S Muniandy), which was checked.
Mr Davidson demonstrated on the videos that Ms Wynne after being 3 wide had kicked her mount up at the end of the main straight for the first time and the horse had stepped in crowding Mr Firdhaus and Mr Muniandy. He emphasised Mr Firdhaus had been unable to relieve the pressure on Mr Muniandy.
Ms Wynne said she was pushing forward. She was racing outside Mr Firdhaus. She had looked and was aware he was there. He had called out to her to go forward and she had pushed MISTY TRELLA as strong as she could. She emphasised that when she realised Mr Firdhaus was still there, she had pulled her horse out and straightened immediately. She demonstrated she had moved her horse wider on the track and had raced 3 wide on the bend. She said all horses step in on a bend slightly and MISTY TRELLA was no exception. It was a misjudgement.
appealdecision:
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submissionsfordecision:
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Decision:
Ms Wynne has admitted the breach, which we find proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Davidson produced Ms Wynne’s record. She has six breaches of the careless riding rule in the past year.
Mr Davidson said the breach was low end and a low-end penalty was appropriate, other than when reference was made to the respondent’s record. He acknowledged Ms Wynne had looked inside and was pushing her horse forward when she stepped in. He said she had definitely relieved the pressure. He said he would leave the determination of penalty up to the Committee.
Ms Wynne acknowledged her record was not good under this rule and outlined the steps she was taking to deal with this situation. She has the assistance of a number of people both within and outside the industry.
reasonsforpenalty:
We accept the breach is low range. It is a misjudgement that has briefly inconvenienced Mr Firdhaus and Mr Muniandy. Ms Wynne is a Central Districts and South Island rider. We take a 5-day starting point and reduce this by one day for the nature of the breach. We also give credit for the admission of the breach and the respondent’s frankness before us today. We commend Mr Pitman for the support he is giving Ms Wynne.
After discussing the matter at length with the parties, there was agreement that Ms Wynne’s breaches are low end but repetitive. Uplift to the starting point is necessary to recognise the lengthy nature of Ms Wynne’s record. The imposition of a suspension, as the sole penalty, does not appear to have altered the respondent’s risk taking. Consequently, we propose to take a slightly different approach to penalty on this occasion in the hope that a significant suspension together with a requirement to have to forfeit ‘hard-earned cash’ might have the desired punitive and deterrent effect.
Ms Wynne has declared rides at Omakau and was to ride four horses at Reefton. Mr Pitman explained that nominations and acceptances were early because of the holiday season, and Mr Davidson concurred, saying normally nominations were Monday and acceptances were Tuesday. We enquired carefully into the rides Ms Wynne had at Reefton. The two for trainers other than Mr Pitman were first rides for Ms Wynne on these horses. The connections of each horse were willing to release Ms Wynne. We had confirmation of this placed before us. Mr Pitman was also able to obtain an alternative rider for each of his two horses. We also note that many horses at Reefton do not have declared riders at this time, so we believe members of the public who might be intending to invest on these horses will not be unduly inconvenienced.
penalty:
Ms Wynne is suspended from racing from the end of racing at Omakau on 3 January up until 12 January. This is four days: Reefton 5 January; Greymouth 7 January; Hokitika 11 January; and Wanganui 12 January. She is also fined the sum of $600. This is a significant penalty for a low-end breach, and is one that factors in the respondent’s recidivism with regard to this rule.
After the imposition of penalty we spoke further with Ms Wynne. The repeated nature of her breach of the careless riding rule is of concern to us. To put it in simple terms, Ms Wynne has an unenviable record. Our concern is shared by the Stipendiary Stewards, Mr Pitman and the respondent, herself. Mr Pitman has described Ms Wynne’s misjudgements as being merely inches but these are enough to get her into trouble. Ms Wynne has accepted the answer lies within her. We emphasised the need for her to think carefully before she shifts ground and to consider the consequences of her not so doing. A recent tragedy is foremost in the minds of racing folk in this country.
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