NZ Metro TC 22 July 2016 – R 4 – Chair, Mr R McKenzie
ID: JCA15981
Meet Title:
NZ Metro TC - 22 July 2016
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
DJackson
Race Date:
2016/07/22
Race Number:
R4
Decision:
Mr Williamson having admitted the charge, the charge was found proved.
Penalty:
Mr Williamson’s Junior Driver’s licence was suspended from after the close of racing on 24 July 2016 up to and including Sunday, 31 July 2016 – 2 days. The meetings intended to be encompassed by the term of suspension are the two Addington meetings on 29 and 31 July 2016.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 4, Peek Exhibition-2016 NZ Junior Drivers Champs (Heat 1) Handicap Trot, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N M Ydgren, against Licensed Junior Driver, Mr B M Williamson, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (3) (b) in that Mr Williamson, as the diver of YANKEE COMMANDO in the race, “drove carelessly near the 2300 metres when shifting inwards when not clear of LOVE STRUCK ROMEO and DUSKY EYRE which broke”.
Mr Williamson was present at the hearing of the information and he indicated that he admitted the breach. Mr Williamson told the Committee that he had sought assistance from a Senior Horseman prior to admitting the breach and he advised that he did not require any assistance at the hearing of the charge.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(3) No horseman in any race shall drive:-
(b) carelessly.
Mr Ydgren showed a video replay of the relevant part of the race. He pointed out YANKEE COMMANDO, driven by Mr Williamson, racing 3-wide approaching the bend out of the straight approximately 300 metres after the start of the 2600 metres standing start event. Racing on the markers at that stage was DUSKY EYRE, driven by K J Marshall, and LOVE STRUCK ROMEO, driven by M J Anderson, was racing between DUSKY EYRE and YANKEE COMMANDO. Both runners were established to the inside of Mr Williamson.
Mr Ydgren showed on the side-on, head-on and rear-on video replays that Mr Williamson came across and down the track and, in doing so, crowded the two runners to his inside to the point where they ran out of racing room and received checks. Both runners lost their chances.
Mr Williamson explained that his horse was trotting quite roughly and feeling like it was about to pace. He said that, in the circumstances, he was taking care to ensure that the horse kept trotting and had let it drift in slightly, more than he ought to have, and he accepted that, in this respect, he had been careless. Mr Williamson also stated that, while he admitted that he had “squeezed” the horse on his inside, there had been no contact. He submitted that his carelessness had been “minimal”. He also submitted that LOVE STRUCK ROMEO has a history of breaking in its races. It had received a “slight check”, he said.
Mr Ydgren confirmed that Stewards were not alleging that there had been any contact. Mr Anderson had told Stewards that he had to “grab” his horse, which had caused it to gallop.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Ydgren told the Committee that Mr Williamson has a previous breach – on 3 June 2016 at Forbury Park when he was fined $200. He is an experienced driver, having had 1,721 career drives, 537 this season and 271 in the 2014/2015 season.
Mr Ydgren referred to the Penalty Guide which recommended, as a starting point for a second breach of the Rule, a penalty of a 3 days’ suspension. The carelessness, in this case, was “low to mid range”, Mr Ydgren submitted, but he pointed out that the two other runners affected had been put out of the race. He submitted that a 2-days’ suspension was appropriate. There were only two race meetings in the South Island until the end of the season, Mr Ydgren said.
Reasons for Penalty:
In determining penalty, the Committee had regard to Mr Williamson’s admission of the breach. The Committee also took into account, as an aggravating factor, the interference suffered to the other two runners. However, the Committee accepted that the carelessness was at the lower end of the scale and that Mr Williamson was a particularly busy Junior Driver.
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decisiondate: 26/07/2016
hearing_title: NZ Metro TC 22 July 2016 - R 4 - Chair, Mr R McKenzie
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facts:
Following the running of Race 4, Peek Exhibition-2016 NZ Junior Drivers Champs (Heat 1) Handicap Trot, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N M Ydgren, against Licensed Junior Driver, Mr B M Williamson, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (3) (b) in that Mr Williamson, as the diver of YANKEE COMMANDO in the race, “drove carelessly near the 2300 metres when shifting inwards when not clear of LOVE STRUCK ROMEO and DUSKY EYRE which broke”.
Mr Williamson was present at the hearing of the information and he indicated that he admitted the breach. Mr Williamson told the Committee that he had sought assistance from a Senior Horseman prior to admitting the breach and he advised that he did not require any assistance at the hearing of the charge.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(3) No horseman in any race shall drive:-
(b) carelessly.
Mr Ydgren showed a video replay of the relevant part of the race. He pointed out YANKEE COMMANDO, driven by Mr Williamson, racing 3-wide approaching the bend out of the straight approximately 300 metres after the start of the 2600 metres standing start event. Racing on the markers at that stage was DUSKY EYRE, driven by K J Marshall, and LOVE STRUCK ROMEO, driven by M J Anderson, was racing between DUSKY EYRE and YANKEE COMMANDO. Both runners were established to the inside of Mr Williamson.
Mr Ydgren showed on the side-on, head-on and rear-on video replays that Mr Williamson came across and down the track and, in doing so, crowded the two runners to his inside to the point where they ran out of racing room and received checks. Both runners lost their chances.
Mr Williamson explained that his horse was trotting quite roughly and feeling like it was about to pace. He said that, in the circumstances, he was taking care to ensure that the horse kept trotting and had let it drift in slightly, more than he ought to have, and he accepted that, in this respect, he had been careless. Mr Williamson also stated that, while he admitted that he had “squeezed” the horse on his inside, there had been no contact. He submitted that his carelessness had been “minimal”. He also submitted that LOVE STRUCK ROMEO has a history of breaking in its races. It had received a “slight check”, he said.
Mr Ydgren confirmed that Stewards were not alleging that there had been any contact. Mr Anderson had told Stewards that he had to “grab” his horse, which had caused it to gallop.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
Mr Williamson having admitted the charge, the charge was found proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Ydgren told the Committee that Mr Williamson has a previous breach – on 3 June 2016 at Forbury Park when he was fined $200. He is an experienced driver, having had 1,721 career drives, 537 this season and 271 in the 2014/2015 season.
Mr Ydgren referred to the Penalty Guide which recommended, as a starting point for a second breach of the Rule, a penalty of a 3 days’ suspension. The carelessness, in this case, was “low to mid range”, Mr Ydgren submitted, but he pointed out that the two other runners affected had been put out of the race. He submitted that a 2-days’ suspension was appropriate. There were only two race meetings in the South Island until the end of the season, Mr Ydgren said.
reasonsforpenalty:
In determining penalty, the Committee had regard to Mr Williamson’s admission of the breach. The Committee also took into account, as an aggravating factor, the interference suffered to the other two runners. However, the Committee accepted that the carelessness was at the lower end of the scale and that Mr Williamson was a particularly busy Junior Driver.
penalty:
Mr Williamson’s Junior Driver’s licence was suspended from after the close of racing on 24 July 2016 up to and including Sunday, 31 July 2016 – 2 days. The meetings intended to be encompassed by the term of suspension are the two Addington meetings on 29 and 31 July 2016.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 869(3)(b)
Informant: N M Ydgren, Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: B M Williamson, Licensed Junior Horseman
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