Waipukurau RC 7 December 2014 – R 4
ID: JCA15521
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Waipukurau JC - 7 December 2014
Meet Chair:
TUtikere
Meet Committee Member 1:
TCastles
Race Date:
2014/12/07
Race Number:
R4
Decision:
The committee found the charge proved.
Penalty:
Mr Dee's licence to ride is suspended from the close of racing on Thursday 11 December up to and including racing on Wednesday 17 December 2014. The suspension incorporates the Tauranga (12th), Waikato/Manawatu (13th), Auckland (14th) and Matamata (17th) meetings.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 4 (NZ Bloodstock Insurance Pearl Series Maiden Sprint 1200m), Information A6864 was filed with the judicial committee. It stated that "M Dee (LEGNANI) allowed his mount to shift in shortly after the start when not clear of CHATEAUX MAROUX (R Hannam) which was tightened and MAGGIE'S SECRET (J Parkes) which was checked".
Mr Dee, assisted by Mr Vile, confirmed that he understood the rule and that he did not admit the breach.
Submissions for Decision:
Using the head-on and side-on films Mr Goodwin identified LEGNANI (M Dee), CHATEAU MAROUX (R Hannam) and MAGGIE'S SECRET (J Parkes) shortly after despatch. He submitted that Mr Dee attempted to ride his mount over towards the rail in an attempt to gain a spot closer to the running rail, and in doing so placed pressure onto CHATEAU MAROUX dictating it inwards. Mr Dee attempted to straighten his horse, but the damage had already been done. Mr Goodwin submitted it was not possible for Mr Hannam to relieve the pressure to Mr Parkes due to the inwards movement from Mr Dee. He believed Mr Parkes had lost approximately 2-3 lengths as a result. Mr Goodwin believed Mr Dee was 3/4 to a bare length clear when he moved inwards. He submitted that the side-on film would indicate a gap between the runners if Mr Dee was the required distance clear.
Mr Hannam gave evidence. In response to questions from Mr Oatham, he confirmed that he jumped fairly well, and Mr Dee jumped a little quicker than him and he had rushed to get to the lead. In doing so, he was 3/4 length in front of Mr Hannam before he came over and dictated his inwards movement. Mr Hannam noted that his horse did run away from Mr Dee slightly; however Mr Dee had dictated his line. In response to questioning from Mr Vile, Mr Hannam stated that the overreaction of his runner had not helped the situation, but that he had taken the line of Mr Parkes as he had no other option as a result of Mr Dee's movement.
Mr Vile stated that it was clear from the films that Mr Dee had ridden his horse aggressively out of the barriers and had crossed over, but that Mr Hannam's horse had overreacted and caused interference to Mr Parkes' mount. Mr Vile believed he was unable to defend this matter when he was unable to provide a rear-view of the incident. Mr Vile believed this would show whether Mr Dee was the required distance clear, as the side-on film did not clearly show this. Mr Vile used the head-on to indicate that Mr Hannam's mount was green and contributed to the incident. Mr Dee believed he had gone in a straight line for 3 or 4 strides at the point of the interference.
In summary, Mr Oatham indicated he was still confused about the relevance of the rear-view film that Mr Vile was referring to. He believed the best film to judge whether Mr Dee was sufficiently clear was the side-on, and that this clearly demonstrated that Mr Dee was insufficiently clear.
Mr Dee also believed that if Mr Hannam was closer to the rail, the incident would not have taken place.
Reasons for Decision:
While it appeared that Mr Dee did take corrective action to straighten his mount, this occurred far too late as the dictation to CHATEAU MAROUX had already taken place. The committee rejects the notion that a rear view is required to establish that Mr Dee was the required distance clear. While the camera angles may have a degree of parallax, the committee is satisfied that the head-on and side-on views are in sync and clearly show that Mr Dee was only 3/4 length clear of Mr Hannam when he undertook the inwards movement. This view is supported by the uncontested evidence of Mr Hannam that Mr Dee was approximately 3/4 length clear. Even if that was a conservative approximation it is well short of the two length requirement under the rules of racing.
Submissions for Penalty:
In presenting Mr Dee's record, Mr Oatham identified this as the third breach of careless riding within the last 12 months (Auckland 1 January - 9 days, Hawke's Bay 28 June - 4 days). The stewards submitted the current incident fell in the mid-high range, and that a 5-6 day period of suspension was appropriate.
Mr Vile believed the level of carelessness fell at the very low-end. He submitted that Mr Dee has a good record for someone who rode internationally and throughout the country. Mr Dee advised that he had riding commitments at Hawke's Bay on Thursday 11 December.
Reasons for Penalty:
The committee considered all of the submissions placed before it and believed a period of suspension was appropriate, adopting a five day starting point. The committee independently assessed the level of carelessness to be below the mid-range. While it occurred towards the start of the race, Mr Dee had a duty of care while he was moving towards the running rail. Riders are entitled to ride aggressively, but they are not entitled to shift until they are the required distance clear of other runners. In mitigation the committee considered his very good riding record having received two periods of suspension within the last 12 months for someone who is a very busy rider. On balance, the committee considered that a four day period of suspension was appropriate.
JCA Decision Fields (raw)
Dmitry: This section contains all JCA fields migrated from the raw data.
Data from these fields should be mapped appropriately to display amongst the standard fields above; please make note of any values below that are missing in the above standard fields but should be there.
hearingid: ad201b1e903c555960d4b4bf23e90ed8
informantnumber: A6864
horsename:
hearing_racingtype:
startdate: no date provided
newcharge: Careless Riding
plea: denied
penaltyrequired: 1
decisiondate: 25/11/2014
hearing_title: Waipukurau RC 7 December 2014 - R 4
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 4 (NZ Bloodstock Insurance Pearl Series Maiden Sprint 1200m), Information A6864 was filed with the judicial committee. It stated that "M Dee (LEGNANI) allowed his mount to shift in shortly after the start when not clear of CHATEAUX MAROUX (R Hannam) which was tightened and MAGGIE'S SECRET (J Parkes) which was checked".
Mr Dee, assisted by Mr Vile, confirmed that he understood the rule and that he did not admit the breach.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Using the head-on and side-on films Mr Goodwin identified LEGNANI (M Dee), CHATEAU MAROUX (R Hannam) and MAGGIE'S SECRET (J Parkes) shortly after despatch. He submitted that Mr Dee attempted to ride his mount over towards the rail in an attempt to gain a spot closer to the running rail, and in doing so placed pressure onto CHATEAU MAROUX dictating it inwards. Mr Dee attempted to straighten his horse, but the damage had already been done. Mr Goodwin submitted it was not possible for Mr Hannam to relieve the pressure to Mr Parkes due to the inwards movement from Mr Dee. He believed Mr Parkes had lost approximately 2-3 lengths as a result. Mr Goodwin believed Mr Dee was 3/4 to a bare length clear when he moved inwards. He submitted that the side-on film would indicate a gap between the runners if Mr Dee was the required distance clear.
Mr Hannam gave evidence. In response to questions from Mr Oatham, he confirmed that he jumped fairly well, and Mr Dee jumped a little quicker than him and he had rushed to get to the lead. In doing so, he was 3/4 length in front of Mr Hannam before he came over and dictated his inwards movement. Mr Hannam noted that his horse did run away from Mr Dee slightly; however Mr Dee had dictated his line. In response to questioning from Mr Vile, Mr Hannam stated that the overreaction of his runner had not helped the situation, but that he had taken the line of Mr Parkes as he had no other option as a result of Mr Dee's movement.
Mr Vile stated that it was clear from the films that Mr Dee had ridden his horse aggressively out of the barriers and had crossed over, but that Mr Hannam's horse had overreacted and caused interference to Mr Parkes' mount. Mr Vile believed he was unable to defend this matter when he was unable to provide a rear-view of the incident. Mr Vile believed this would show whether Mr Dee was the required distance clear, as the side-on film did not clearly show this. Mr Vile used the head-on to indicate that Mr Hannam's mount was green and contributed to the incident. Mr Dee believed he had gone in a straight line for 3 or 4 strides at the point of the interference.
In summary, Mr Oatham indicated he was still confused about the relevance of the rear-view film that Mr Vile was referring to. He believed the best film to judge whether Mr Dee was sufficiently clear was the side-on, and that this clearly demonstrated that Mr Dee was insufficiently clear.
Mr Dee also believed that if Mr Hannam was closer to the rail, the incident would not have taken place.
reasonsfordecision:
While it appeared that Mr Dee did take corrective action to straighten his mount, this occurred far too late as the dictation to CHATEAU MAROUX had already taken place. The committee rejects the notion that a rear view is required to establish that Mr Dee was the required distance clear. While the camera angles may have a degree of parallax, the committee is satisfied that the head-on and side-on views are in sync and clearly show that Mr Dee was only 3/4 length clear of Mr Hannam when he undertook the inwards movement. This view is supported by the uncontested evidence of Mr Hannam that Mr Dee was approximately 3/4 length clear. Even if that was a conservative approximation it is well short of the two length requirement under the rules of racing.
Decision:
The committee found the charge proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
In presenting Mr Dee's record, Mr Oatham identified this as the third breach of careless riding within the last 12 months (Auckland 1 January - 9 days, Hawke's Bay 28 June - 4 days). The stewards submitted the current incident fell in the mid-high range, and that a 5-6 day period of suspension was appropriate.
Mr Vile believed the level of carelessness fell at the very low-end. He submitted that Mr Dee has a good record for someone who rode internationally and throughout the country. Mr Dee advised that he had riding commitments at Hawke's Bay on Thursday 11 December.
reasonsforpenalty:
The committee considered all of the submissions placed before it and believed a period of suspension was appropriate, adopting a five day starting point. The committee independently assessed the level of carelessness to be below the mid-range. While it occurred towards the start of the race, Mr Dee had a duty of care while he was moving towards the running rail. Riders are entitled to ride aggressively, but they are not entitled to shift until they are the required distance clear of other runners. In mitigation the committee considered his very good riding record having received two periods of suspension within the last 12 months for someone who is a very busy rider. On balance, the committee considered that a four day period of suspension was appropriate.
penalty:
Mr Dee's licence to ride is suspended from the close of racing on Thursday 11 December up to and including racing on Wednesday 17 December 2014. The suspension incorporates the Tauranga (12th), Waikato/Manawatu (13th), Auckland (14th) and Matamata (17th) meetings.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: Rule 638(1)(d)
Informant: Mr J Oatham-Senior Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: M Dee - Licensed Apprentice Jockey
Otherperson: Mr G Vile (Assisting Apprentice Dee), Mr N Goodwin -Stipendiary Steward, Mr R Hannam - Licensed Jockey
PersonPresent:
Respondent:
StipendSteward:
raceid: dd909d3efdb80206156341ee55d3fb03
race_expapproval:
racecancelled: 0
race_noreport: 0
race_emailed1: 0
race_emailed2: 0
race_title: R4
submittochair:
race_expappcomment:
race_km:
race_otherexp:
race_chair:
race_pm1:
race_pm2:
meetid: fd6fc8d0d808b4187c08d1d4f61f7993
meet_expapproval:
meet_noreport: 0
waitingforpublication: 0
meet_emailed1: 0
meet_emailed2: 0
meetdate: 07/12/2014
meet_title: Waipukurau JC - 7 December 2014
meet_expappcomment:
meet_km:
meet_otherexp:
tracklocation: waipukurau-jc
meet_racingtype: thoroughbred-racing
meet_chair: TUtikere
meet_pm1: TCastles
meet_pm2: none
name: Waipukurau JC