Taranaki TC 19 March 2015 – R 6 (instigating a protest)
ID: JCA15968
Meet Title:
Taranaki TC - 19 March 2015
Meet Chair:
NMcCutcheon
Race Date:
2015/03/19
Race Number:
R 6
Decision:
Acting pursuant to Rule 870(5) COOL SON was relegated to 6th placing.
The placings now read:
1st SIR GEORGE GREY
2nd THE SCRUFF
3rd OUR SUPER RAM
4th ELLA’S SPEED
5th PHIL’S FOLLY
6th COOL SON
The committee authorised that any dividend and prize money be paid in accordance with the amended placings.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 6 (The Ross Graham Motors Mobile Trot) Information No. A7455 was lodged with the Judicial Committee. The Information read that COOL SON placed 4th (by the Judge) broke from its gait and was lapped on by ELLA’S SPEED and PHIL’S FOLLY at the finishing line.
Judge's placings were:
1st SIR GEORGE GREY
2nd THE SCRUFF
3rd OUR SUPER RAM
4th COOL SON
5th ELLA’S SPEED
6th PHIL’S FOLLY
The margins were:
¾ Length
Long neck
1 ¼ lengths
½ head
Rule 870(5) reads:
Notwithstanding the provisions of sub Rule (4) hereof any horse which is not in its correct gait when its nose reaches the finishing line and which is lapped on by any other horse or horses in the correct gait shall be placed by the Judicial Committee behind such horse or horses provided that where such first mentioned horse is not in its correct gait as a result of interference to such horse or its horseman, then subject to Rule 869(a) such relegation of the horse shall be at the discretion of the Judicial Committee.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Muirhead identified all 3 horses on the films and said that short of reaching the winning post COOL SON went into a gallop and on reaching the winning post had been lapped on by ELLA’S SPEED and PHIL’S FOLLY. Mr Abernethy representing the connections of COOL SON agreed that COOL SON had galloped and had been lapped on by the two mentioned horses.
Reasons for Decision:
It was clear from the film evidence that COOL SON had gone into a gallop prior to the winning post and when reaching the winning post had been lapped on by both ELLA’S SPEED and PHIL’S FOLLY.
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informantnumber: A7455
horsename: CALL SON
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startdate: no date provided
newcharge:
plea:
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decisiondate: 20/03/2015
hearing_title: Taranaki TC 19 March 2015 - R 6 (instigating a protest)
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 6 (The Ross Graham Motors Mobile Trot) Information No. A7455 was lodged with the Judicial Committee. The Information read that COOL SON placed 4th (by the Judge) broke from its gait and was lapped on by ELLA’S SPEED and PHIL’S FOLLY at the finishing line.
Judge's placings were:
1st SIR GEORGE GREY
2nd THE SCRUFF
3rd OUR SUPER RAM
4th COOL SON
5th ELLA’S SPEED
6th PHIL’S FOLLY
The margins were:
¾ Length
Long neck
1 ¼ lengths
½ head
Rule 870(5) reads:
Notwithstanding the provisions of sub Rule (4) hereof any horse which is not in its correct gait when its nose reaches the finishing line and which is lapped on by any other horse or horses in the correct gait shall be placed by the Judicial Committee behind such horse or horses provided that where such first mentioned horse is not in its correct gait as a result of interference to such horse or its horseman, then subject to Rule 869(a) such relegation of the horse shall be at the discretion of the Judicial Committee.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Muirhead identified all 3 horses on the films and said that short of reaching the winning post COOL SON went into a gallop and on reaching the winning post had been lapped on by ELLA’S SPEED and PHIL’S FOLLY. Mr Abernethy representing the connections of COOL SON agreed that COOL SON had galloped and had been lapped on by the two mentioned horses.
reasonsfordecision:
It was clear from the film evidence that COOL SON had gone into a gallop prior to the winning post and when reaching the winning post had been lapped on by both ELLA’S SPEED and PHIL’S FOLLY.
Decision:
Acting pursuant to Rule 870(5) COOL SON was relegated to 6th placing.
The placings now read:
1st SIR GEORGE GREY
2nd THE SCRUFF
3rd OUR SUPER RAM
4th ELLA’S SPEED
5th PHIL’S FOLLY
6th COOL SON
The committee authorised that any dividend and prize money be paid in accordance with the amended placings.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: 870(5)
Informant: Mr S Mulcay - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: Mr J Abernethy - Driver of CALL SON who represented Mr Balle, Mr J Muirhead - Stipendiary Steward
Respondent: Mr D Balle - Licensed Trainer
StipendSteward:
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