NZ Metro TC 11 November 2011 – R 4
ID: JCA17198
Meet Title:
NZ Metro TC - 11 November 2011
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
JPhelan
Race Date:
2011/11/11
Race Number:
R4
Decision:
As Mr May admitted the charge, the charge was found proved.
Penalty:
Mr May was fined the sum of $200.
Charge:
Careless driving
Facts:
Following the running of Race 4, Colin & Sylvia McLachlan Memorial Handicap Pace, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N G McIntyre, against Licensed Open Driver, Mr R T May, alleging a breach of Rule 869(3)(b) in that, as the driver of WEE BROTHER in the race, he “allowed his runner to contact the sulky wheel of STORM LIGHT on the final bend which contact caused his horse to break, thus driving carelessly”.
Mr May had signed the Statement by the Respondent on the information form indicating that he admitted the breach. Mr McIntyre informed the Committee that Mr May did not wish to be present at the hearing of the information.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(3) No horseman in any race shall drive:-
(b) carelessly.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr A L Ray, Stipendiary Steward, showed a video replay of the relevant part of the race. He pointed out WEE BROTHER, driven by Mr May, racing at the rear of the field following STORM LIGHT (J R Dunn). As Mr May attempted to shift outside that runner, his horse’s near front leg could be seen to strike the right-hand sulky wheel of STORM LIGHT causing the horse to break.
Mr McIntyre said that Mr Dunn had reported to the Stewards after the race that he had sustained a punctured tyre as a result of the incident.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr McIntyre said that Mr May had 685 drives in the 2010/2011 season and in the current season to date he has had 177 drives. He received a fine of $300 on 14 May 2011 for driving carelessly. Mr McIntyre submitted that, taking into account the number of drives that Mr May has and the fact that the breach was at the lower end of the scale, a fine of $200 was an appropriate penalty.
Reasons for Penalty:
The Committee, in determining penalty, took into account Mr May’s admission of the breach and his driving record which, the Committee accepted, was good. The Committee also accepted that this was a relatively minor case of careless driving. No other runner was affected, except for the fact that STORM LIGHT suffered a punctured tyre. Both that runner and WEE BROTHER, which broke, were racing at the rear of the field at the time.
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decisiondate: 14/11/2011
hearing_title: NZ Metro TC 11 November 2011 - R 4
charge:
Careless driving
facts:
Following the running of Race 4, Colin & Sylvia McLachlan Memorial Handicap Pace, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N G McIntyre, against Licensed Open Driver, Mr R T May, alleging a breach of Rule 869(3)(b) in that, as the driver of WEE BROTHER in the race, he “allowed his runner to contact the sulky wheel of STORM LIGHT on the final bend which contact caused his horse to break, thus driving carelessly”.
Mr May had signed the Statement by the Respondent on the information form indicating that he admitted the breach. Mr McIntyre informed the Committee that Mr May did not wish to be present at the hearing of the information.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(3) No horseman in any race shall drive:-
(b) carelessly.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr A L Ray, Stipendiary Steward, showed a video replay of the relevant part of the race. He pointed out WEE BROTHER, driven by Mr May, racing at the rear of the field following STORM LIGHT (J R Dunn). As Mr May attempted to shift outside that runner, his horse’s near front leg could be seen to strike the right-hand sulky wheel of STORM LIGHT causing the horse to break.
Mr McIntyre said that Mr Dunn had reported to the Stewards after the race that he had sustained a punctured tyre as a result of the incident.
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As Mr May admitted the charge, the charge was found proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr McIntyre said that Mr May had 685 drives in the 2010/2011 season and in the current season to date he has had 177 drives. He received a fine of $300 on 14 May 2011 for driving carelessly. Mr McIntyre submitted that, taking into account the number of drives that Mr May has and the fact that the breach was at the lower end of the scale, a fine of $200 was an appropriate penalty.
reasonsforpenalty:
The Committee, in determining penalty, took into account Mr May’s admission of the breach and his driving record which, the Committee accepted, was good. The Committee also accepted that this was a relatively minor case of careless driving. No other runner was affected, except for the fact that STORM LIGHT suffered a punctured tyre. Both that runner and WEE BROTHER, which broke, were racing at the rear of the field at the time.
penalty:
Mr May was fined the sum of $200.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 869(3)(b)
Informant: Mr N G McIntyre - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr R T May - Licensed Open Horseman
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