Otago RC 7 March 2015 (request for a ruling)
ID: JCA18101
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Otago RC - 7 March 2015
Meet Chair:
PKnowles
Meet Committee Member 1:
GHall
Race Date:
2015/03/07
Race Number:
R1
Decision:
We rule that the meeting be abandoned.
Facts:
Following the running of Race # 1, the STEVEN PRINCE RACING STABLES 2YO, Mr Davidson sought a ruling whether the meeting should be abandoned due to the unsafe nature of the track.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Lawrence, the President of the Otago Racing Club, spoke and said the two year-old that had fallen in the first, CENT HIGH, had never become balanced after clipping heels. He believed this was the reason that that horse fell and not because of the condition of the track.
Mr Kennedy, represented the trainers, and said in his opinion although there were several slip marks on the track these did not indicate there had been sideways movement. He said he had had considerable experience as a jockey and he believed the track was safe to ride.
Mr Bradley, Mr Walsh and Mr Moseley, together with Ms Williams, had inspected the track. They all said that they believed the track was unsafe and Mr Bradley and Mr Walsh both said they would not ride as a consequence. Mr Moseley was of a similar view although he was less vocal. Ms Williams agreed with Mr Bradley and Mr Walsh. The jockeys were of the view CENT HIGH had regained her balance before losing her back legs. They put this down to the state of the track, which they believed had dead grass hindering the water filtering through beyond the upper surface.
Mr Davidson said he also had issues with the track and had been surprised at the number of marks when he inspected the track. He supported the jockeys’ concerns, stating if there was a health and safety issue the meeting should not proceed.
Reasons for Decision:
Having listened to the parties we are satisfied that the jockeys’ concerns regarding health and safety issues are genuine and well-founded.
JCA Decision Fields (raw)
Dmitry: This section contains all JCA fields migrated from the raw data.
Data from these fields should be mapped appropriately to display amongst the standard fields above; please make note of any values below that are missing in the above standard fields but should be there.
hearingid: eef0406af00e4a4bb3bd1da811b8b291
informantnumber: 3886
horsename:
hearing_racingtype:
startdate: no date provided
newcharge:
plea:
penaltyrequired:
decisiondate: 02/03/2015
hearing_title: Otago RC 7 March 2015 (request for a ruling)
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race # 1, the STEVEN PRINCE RACING STABLES 2YO, Mr Davidson sought a ruling whether the meeting should be abandoned due to the unsafe nature of the track.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Lawrence, the President of the Otago Racing Club, spoke and said the two year-old that had fallen in the first, CENT HIGH, had never become balanced after clipping heels. He believed this was the reason that that horse fell and not because of the condition of the track.
Mr Kennedy, represented the trainers, and said in his opinion although there were several slip marks on the track these did not indicate there had been sideways movement. He said he had had considerable experience as a jockey and he believed the track was safe to ride.
Mr Bradley, Mr Walsh and Mr Moseley, together with Ms Williams, had inspected the track. They all said that they believed the track was unsafe and Mr Bradley and Mr Walsh both said they would not ride as a consequence. Mr Moseley was of a similar view although he was less vocal. Ms Williams agreed with Mr Bradley and Mr Walsh. The jockeys were of the view CENT HIGH had regained her balance before losing her back legs. They put this down to the state of the track, which they believed had dead grass hindering the water filtering through beyond the upper surface.
Mr Davidson said he also had issues with the track and had been surprised at the number of marks when he inspected the track. He supported the jockeys’ concerns, stating if there was a health and safety issue the meeting should not proceed.
reasonsfordecision:
Having listened to the parties we are satisfied that the jockeys’ concerns regarding health and safety issues are genuine and well-founded.
Decision:
We rule that the meeting be abandoned.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Request Ruling
Rules: 902 (1)
Informant:
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: Mr Lawrence - Otago RC President, Mr Kennedy - Trainers Representative, Messrs Bradley, Walsh, Moseley and Ms Williams - Senior Jockeys
Respondent:
StipendSteward: Mr M Davidson - Stipendiary Steward
raceid: d823e8447bb1b38c4ff0d1740a8b7c37
race_expapproval:
racecancelled: 0
race_noreport: 0
race_emailed1: 0
race_emailed2: 0
race_title: R1
submittochair:
race_expappcomment:
race_km:
race_otherexp:
race_chair:
race_pm1:
race_pm2:
meetid: e16b145189fa7e3a04eef1e51eecb457
meet_expapproval:
meet_noreport: 0
waitingforpublication: 0
meet_emailed1: 0
meet_emailed2: 0
meetdate: 07/03/2015
meet_title: Otago RC - 7 March 2015
meet_expappcomment:
meet_km:
meet_otherexp:
tracklocation: otago-rc
meet_racingtype: thoroughbred-racing
meet_chair: PKnowles
meet_pm1: GHall
meet_pm2: none
name: Otago RC