Invercargill HRC 10 March 2015 – R 2
ID: JCA15405
Meet Title:
Invercargill HRC - 10 March 2015
Meet Chair:
NSkelt
Race Date:
2015/03/10
Race Number:
R 2
Decision:
As Mrs Barclay admitted the breach the charge was found proved.
Penalty:
Mrs Barclay is suspended from the conclusion of racing on Tuesday 10 March 2015 until the conclusion of racing on Saturday 14 March 2015.
Facts:
Following the running of race 2 The Pulse Solutions Pace Information A4227 was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr S Renault alleging a breach of rule 869 (2)(A). The information stated that Mrs K Barclay (Steen) used her whip excessively in the home straight.
Mrs Barclay signed the information admitting the breach, and was present at the hearing.
Rule 869 (2)(A) states “No horseman shall during a race use his whip in an unnecessary excessive or improper manner.
Mr Renault used the side on and head on films to identify Mrs Barclay driving Steen from the top of the straight to the winning post.
Mr Renault highlighted Mrs Barclay striking her horse 25 times with few pauses in her action.
Mr Renault stated that Steen had come from three back on the fence prior to the home straight and had slowly made up ground on the eventual winner Caesar Rocks, and was beaten by a nose.
Mrs Barclay stated that the horse was down from Canterbury and was having her first race day start from her stable. She said the horse was lazy and a difficult horse to drive, and needed to be pushed along, but did respond to her urgings only missing by a nose to win the race.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Renault stated that Mrs Barclay had one previous breach of the rule in the last 12 months at the Northern Southland meeting on 22 March 2014, where she received a one day suspension.
Mr Renault stated that Mrs Barclay had 200 drives last season and 97 drives this season. He said that Mrs Barclay had readily admitted the breach and whilst the JCA guidelines stated the starting point for a breach of the rule was a $300 fine or a 6 drives suspension. He believed a fine between $200 and $300 was an appropriate penalty in this case.
Mrs Barclay stated that she was driving between four and five horses most race days which was confirmed by Stipendiary Steward Mr C Allison.
Mrs Barclay asked the committee to consider a suspension rather than a monetary fine.
Reasons for Penalty:
After having reviewed the films it is clear that Mrs Barclay has struck her horse Steen 25 times with little pausing. Many of the strikes were not particularly forceful however, and without doubt the horse Steen was slowly but surely responding to her urgings, and made up ground on the winner to finish only a nose away and was in front shortly after the winning post.
There are several mitigating factors, in that Mrs Barclay was having her first race day drive on the horse and the horse did not appear to have any immediate acceleration but grinded away to the finish line.
Mrs Barclay also admitted the breach at the very earliest possible opportunity.
The aggravating factor is that it is Mrs Barclay’s 2nd breach of the rule over the past 12 months although her previous breach was almost a year ago.
The JCA penalty guidelines state a starting point of a $300 fine or a 6 drive suspension for a breach of this rule.
Given Mr Renault’s submissions and Mrs Barclay's I believe a suspension of one day is an appropriate penalty.
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Following the running of race 2 The Pulse Solutions Pace Information A4227 was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr S Renault alleging a breach of rule 869 (2)(A). The information stated that Mrs K Barclay (Steen) used her whip excessively in the home straight.
Mrs Barclay signed the information admitting the breach, and was present at the hearing.
Rule 869 (2)(A) states “No horseman shall during a race use his whip in an unnecessary excessive or improper manner.
Mr Renault used the side on and head on films to identify Mrs Barclay driving Steen from the top of the straight to the winning post.
Mr Renault highlighted Mrs Barclay striking her horse 25 times with few pauses in her action.
Mr Renault stated that Steen had come from three back on the fence prior to the home straight and had slowly made up ground on the eventual winner Caesar Rocks, and was beaten by a nose.
Mrs Barclay stated that the horse was down from Canterbury and was having her first race day start from her stable. She said the horse was lazy and a difficult horse to drive, and needed to be pushed along, but did respond to her urgings only missing by a nose to win the race.
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Decision:
As Mrs Barclay admitted the breach the charge was found proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Renault stated that Mrs Barclay had one previous breach of the rule in the last 12 months at the Northern Southland meeting on 22 March 2014, where she received a one day suspension.
Mr Renault stated that Mrs Barclay had 200 drives last season and 97 drives this season. He said that Mrs Barclay had readily admitted the breach and whilst the JCA guidelines stated the starting point for a breach of the rule was a $300 fine or a 6 drives suspension. He believed a fine between $200 and $300 was an appropriate penalty in this case.
Mrs Barclay stated that she was driving between four and five horses most race days which was confirmed by Stipendiary Steward Mr C Allison.
Mrs Barclay asked the committee to consider a suspension rather than a monetary fine.
reasonsforpenalty:
After having reviewed the films it is clear that Mrs Barclay has struck her horse Steen 25 times with little pausing. Many of the strikes were not particularly forceful however, and without doubt the horse Steen was slowly but surely responding to her urgings, and made up ground on the winner to finish only a nose away and was in front shortly after the winning post.
There are several mitigating factors, in that Mrs Barclay was having her first race day drive on the horse and the horse did not appear to have any immediate acceleration but grinded away to the finish line.
Mrs Barclay also admitted the breach at the very earliest possible opportunity.
The aggravating factor is that it is Mrs Barclay’s 2nd breach of the rule over the past 12 months although her previous breach was almost a year ago.
The JCA penalty guidelines state a starting point of a $300 fine or a 6 drive suspension for a breach of this rule.
Given Mr Renault’s submissions and Mrs Barclay's I believe a suspension of one day is an appropriate penalty.
penalty:
Mrs Barclay is suspended from the conclusion of racing on Tuesday 10 March 2015 until the conclusion of racing on Saturday 14 March 2015.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 869(2)(a)
Informant: Mr S Renault - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mrs K Barclay - Driver of STEEN
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