Canterbury R 10 June 2016 – R 6 – Chair, Mr R McKenzie
ID: JCA16282
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Canterbury Racing - 10 June 2016
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
SChing
Race Date:
2016/06/10
Race Number:
R6
Decision:
Mr Chan having admitted the charge, it was found proved.
Penalty:
Mr Chan’s Apprentice Jockey’s (Class B) licence was suspended from after the close of racing on 12th June 2016 up to and including 10th July 2016 – 4 weeks.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 6, Vale Paul “PV” Venis Rating 75, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr J M McLaughlin, against Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B), Mr A K H Chan, alleging that Mr Chan, as the rider of NATKINGCOLE in the race, “failed to ride his mount out to the finish and was beaten for 2nd placing by a nose”.
Mr Chan was present at the hearing of the information and he indicated that he admitted the breach. He was assisted at the hearing by Apprentice Jockey Mentor, Mr Willy Harnett. Mr Chan’s employer, Licensed Trainer (Class A), Mr M P McCann was also present at the hearing.
Rule 636 provides as follows:
(1) A person:
(d) being the Rider of a horse in a Race, must ride his horse out to the end of the race if there a reasonable chance of it running into a position for which there is prize money to be awarded or a dividend to be declared.
Mr McLaughlin showed a video replay of the final 200 metres of Race 6. He pointed out NATKINGCOLE, ridden by Mr Chan, racing in 2nd position behind the leader, STARLIGHT ANGEL, as the field passed the 200 metres. Inside the 100 metres, NATKINGCOLE was in clear 2nd placing, having resisted the challenge of VICE MARSHALL (K Williams) on its outer. Mr McLaughlin said that, inside the 50 metres, Mr Chan “stood up” four strides from the finishing line, and was caught on the finishing line by HANDSOME DAX (M Cameron), which had finished very fast wider on the track, losing 2nd placing by the official margin of a nose. Mr McLaughlin demonstrated on the video replay that, at the point at which Mr Chan “stood up” on his mount, his mount was still approximately ¾ length ahead of HANDSOME DAX. Mr McLaughlin submitted that, had Mr Chan ridden his mount out to the finishing line, there is no doubt that it would have finished 2nd.
Mr Chan said that he had been racing inside of and just ahead of VICE MARSHALL (K Williams), which was in 3rd position at that stage. Mr Cameron had been “about 5-wide” outside them, Mr Chan said, and had been obscured by Mrs Williams' mount and he did not see him. In response to a question from the Committee, Mr Chan admitted that he had not seen Mr Cameron’s mount until past the finishing line. He said that he then realised that Mr Cameron had got close, but he did not realise that he had lost 2nd placing to Mr Cameron.
Mr Harnett said that Mr Chan had made a mistake and freely admitted it. He submitted that with the running rail out 11 metres, it is difficult to know where the finishing line is and Mr Cameron’s mount had finished very fast and wide out on the track. He further submitted that Mr Chan may have seen Mr Cameron’s mount earlier but for having Mrs Williams in his peripheral vision. Mr Harnett accepted that Mr Chan’s failure to ride his mount out to the line had cost it 2nd placing.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr McLaughlin referred to the Penalty Guide starting point for failing to ride out and losing 2nd placing – a 4 weeks’ suspension. He submitted that 4 weeks was an appropriate penalty for this particular breach. He pointed out that the owners of NATKINGCOLE had missed out on $800 stake money as a result of only finishing 3rd. In addition, punters were affected in quinella, trifecta, first 4 and doubles betting.
Mr Chan told the Committee that he had riding engagements at the Waimate meeting at Oamaru on Sunday, 12th June.
Mr Chan asked how many meetings would be included in a 4 weeks’ suspension.
Mr Harnett asked that the Committee take into account, in relation to penalty, the matters that he raised earlier at the hearing and, also, that the total stake payable for the race was only $8,000.
Reasons for Penalty:
In arriving at its decision on penalty, the Committee took, as a starting point, the 4-weeks’ suspension suggested by the Penalty Guide. The Committee was of the view that the breach was quite high on a scale of seriousness because of the circumstances that the margin between 2nd and 3rd was only a nose and that Mr Chan had stopped riding his mount out as far as four strides from the finishing line. It was most likely that NATKINGCOLE would have finished 2nd and, therefore, there were serious consequences to the connections of the horse and the betting public. The Committee saw this as an aggravating factor, warranting an uplift in the starting point to 5 weeks.
Mr Chan had a clear record under the Rule and had frankly admitted the breach. These were mitigating factors for which we were able to give Mr Chan a discount of one week from the uplifted starting point of 5 weeks.
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decisiondate: 14/06/2016
hearing_title: Canterbury R 10 June 2016 - R 6 - Chair, Mr R McKenzie
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 6, Vale Paul “PV” Venis Rating 75, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr J M McLaughlin, against Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B), Mr A K H Chan, alleging that Mr Chan, as the rider of NATKINGCOLE in the race, “failed to ride his mount out to the finish and was beaten for 2nd placing by a nose”.
Mr Chan was present at the hearing of the information and he indicated that he admitted the breach. He was assisted at the hearing by Apprentice Jockey Mentor, Mr Willy Harnett. Mr Chan’s employer, Licensed Trainer (Class A), Mr M P McCann was also present at the hearing.
Rule 636 provides as follows:
(1) A person:
(d) being the Rider of a horse in a Race, must ride his horse out to the end of the race if there a reasonable chance of it running into a position for which there is prize money to be awarded or a dividend to be declared.
Mr McLaughlin showed a video replay of the final 200 metres of Race 6. He pointed out NATKINGCOLE, ridden by Mr Chan, racing in 2nd position behind the leader, STARLIGHT ANGEL, as the field passed the 200 metres. Inside the 100 metres, NATKINGCOLE was in clear 2nd placing, having resisted the challenge of VICE MARSHALL (K Williams) on its outer. Mr McLaughlin said that, inside the 50 metres, Mr Chan “stood up” four strides from the finishing line, and was caught on the finishing line by HANDSOME DAX (M Cameron), which had finished very fast wider on the track, losing 2nd placing by the official margin of a nose. Mr McLaughlin demonstrated on the video replay that, at the point at which Mr Chan “stood up” on his mount, his mount was still approximately ¾ length ahead of HANDSOME DAX. Mr McLaughlin submitted that, had Mr Chan ridden his mount out to the finishing line, there is no doubt that it would have finished 2nd.
Mr Chan said that he had been racing inside of and just ahead of VICE MARSHALL (K Williams), which was in 3rd position at that stage. Mr Cameron had been “about 5-wide” outside them, Mr Chan said, and had been obscured by Mrs Williams' mount and he did not see him. In response to a question from the Committee, Mr Chan admitted that he had not seen Mr Cameron’s mount until past the finishing line. He said that he then realised that Mr Cameron had got close, but he did not realise that he had lost 2nd placing to Mr Cameron.
Mr Harnett said that Mr Chan had made a mistake and freely admitted it. He submitted that with the running rail out 11 metres, it is difficult to know where the finishing line is and Mr Cameron’s mount had finished very fast and wide out on the track. He further submitted that Mr Chan may have seen Mr Cameron’s mount earlier but for having Mrs Williams in his peripheral vision. Mr Harnett accepted that Mr Chan’s failure to ride his mount out to the line had cost it 2nd placing.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
Mr Chan having admitted the charge, it was found proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr McLaughlin referred to the Penalty Guide starting point for failing to ride out and losing 2nd placing – a 4 weeks’ suspension. He submitted that 4 weeks was an appropriate penalty for this particular breach. He pointed out that the owners of NATKINGCOLE had missed out on $800 stake money as a result of only finishing 3rd. In addition, punters were affected in quinella, trifecta, first 4 and doubles betting.
Mr Chan told the Committee that he had riding engagements at the Waimate meeting at Oamaru on Sunday, 12th June.
Mr Chan asked how many meetings would be included in a 4 weeks’ suspension.
Mr Harnett asked that the Committee take into account, in relation to penalty, the matters that he raised earlier at the hearing and, also, that the total stake payable for the race was only $8,000.
reasonsforpenalty:
In arriving at its decision on penalty, the Committee took, as a starting point, the 4-weeks’ suspension suggested by the Penalty Guide. The Committee was of the view that the breach was quite high on a scale of seriousness because of the circumstances that the margin between 2nd and 3rd was only a nose and that Mr Chan had stopped riding his mount out as far as four strides from the finishing line. It was most likely that NATKINGCOLE would have finished 2nd and, therefore, there were serious consequences to the connections of the horse and the betting public. The Committee saw this as an aggravating factor, warranting an uplift in the starting point to 5 weeks.
Mr Chan had a clear record under the Rule and had frankly admitted the breach. These were mitigating factors for which we were able to give Mr Chan a discount of one week from the uplifted starting point of 5 weeks.
penalty:
Mr Chan’s Apprentice Jockey’s (Class B) licence was suspended from after the close of racing on 12th June 2016 up to and including 10th July 2016 – 4 weeks.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 636(1)(d)
Informant: J M McLaughlin, Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: A K H Chan, Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B)
Otherperson: M P McCann, Licensed Trainer (Class A), W Harnett, Apprentice Jockey Mentor
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Respondent:
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