Marlborough HRC 11 January 2013 – R 6
ID: JCA17079
Meet Title:
Marlborough HRC - 11 January 2013
Meet Chair:
KHales
Meet Committee Member 1:
PWilliams
Race Date:
2013/01/11
Race Number:
R6
Decision:
As Mr Weaver has admitted the charge it is therefore deemed to be proved.
Penalty:
Mr Weaver is fined $200.
Charge:
It was alleged that Mr Weaver used his whip in a manner which the Stewards deemed to be excessive.
Facts:
Mr Renault told the hearing that in the home straight that Mr Weaver, using a continuous action, used his whip 22 times. He used the head on camera view to identify Mr Weaver who was running in a 3 wide position. Mr Weaver's horse "Alta Cleopatra" finished 2nd. Mr Renault did say that that nearly all of the strikes were on the shafts of the sulky.
Mr Weaver elected not to be present at the hearing.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Renault told the hearing that Mr Weaver has had 650 drives during his career and has not been charged before under this rule. He submitted that a fine of $200 was appropriate.
Reasons for Penalty:
Mr Weaver admitted the charge at an early opportunity. However, he used his whip 22 times, and whilst many of the strikes were on the sulky shafts, and not particularly forceful, the fact of the matter is that 22 strikes is too many, and the charge was properly brought. The starting point for a breach of this rule is a fine of $300. There are no significant aggravating features which warrant an uplift on the starting point.
We give Mr Weaver credit for his good record. The breach was not the most serious of its kind. Thus taking into these matters as mitigating features we are able to afford a discount of $100 on the starting point of $300.
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decisiondate: 18/12/2012
hearing_title: Marlborough HRC 11 January 2013 - R 6
charge:
It was alleged that Mr Weaver used his whip in a manner which the Stewards deemed to be excessive.
facts:
Mr Renault told the hearing that in the home straight that Mr Weaver, using a continuous action, used his whip 22 times. He used the head on camera view to identify Mr Weaver who was running in a 3 wide position. Mr Weaver's horse "Alta Cleopatra" finished 2nd. Mr Renault did say that that nearly all of the strikes were on the shafts of the sulky.
Mr Weaver elected not to be present at the hearing.
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Decision:
As Mr Weaver has admitted the charge it is therefore deemed to be proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Renault told the hearing that Mr Weaver has had 650 drives during his career and has not been charged before under this rule. He submitted that a fine of $200 was appropriate.
reasonsforpenalty:
Mr Weaver admitted the charge at an early opportunity. However, he used his whip 22 times, and whilst many of the strikes were on the sulky shafts, and not particularly forceful, the fact of the matter is that 22 strikes is too many, and the charge was properly brought. The starting point for a breach of this rule is a fine of $300. There are no significant aggravating features which warrant an uplift on the starting point.
We give Mr Weaver credit for his good record. The breach was not the most serious of its kind. Thus taking into these matters as mitigating features we are able to afford a discount of $100 on the starting point of $300.
penalty:
Mr Weaver is fined $200.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: Rule 869(2)(a), No horseman shall during any race use his whip in an unnecessary, excessive or improper manner
Informant: S Renault - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: B Weaver - Open Horseman
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