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Waikouaiti HRC – 13 February 2011 – R6

ID: JCA18106

Applicant:
Mr McIntyre

Respondent(s):
Mr R J Butt

Information Number:
69461

Hearing Type:
Hearing

Rules:
869(2)(a)

Plea:
admitted

Meet Title:
Waikouaiti HRC - 13 February 2011

Meet Chair:
GHall

Meet Committee Member 1:
DSteel

Race Date:
2011/02/13

Race Number:
R 6

Decision:

Mr Butt admitted the breach, which we find proved. He had the assistance of a senior horseman at the time and indicated on the information that he did not wish to be present at the hearing of the information.

Penalty:

Mr Butt is fined the sum of $250.

Charge:

Mr R Butt was charged that he used his whip in an excessive manner in the run home.

Facts:

Mr Butt used his whip 23 to 24 times in the home straight.

Submissions for Penalty:

Mr McIntyre produced the defendant's record, which showed that he had been suspended from driving for 7 driving days for a breach of this rule on 20 June last. Mr McIntyre estimated the defendant had had some 170 drives since this time without being in breach of the rule. He submitted that a fine of $200 was appropriate.

Reasons for Penalty:

The defendant has used his whip some 23 to 24 times in the straight. In mitigation is the fact that he has broken his actions up and there were no quick fire strikes.

We give credit to Mr Butt's immediate admission of the breach once he had been spoken to by Mr McIntyre and had viewed the video.

Mr Butt has 3 pevious breaches of this rule this last year. His record is thus poor. In his favour, however, is that he has driven since August 170 plus times without being in breach. We also take into account that he is a junior driver.

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hearing_title: Waikouaiti HRC - 13 February 2011 - R6


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Mr R Butt was charged that he used his whip in an excessive manner in the run home.


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Mr Butt used his whip 23 to 24 times in the home straight.


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Decision:

Mr Butt admitted the breach, which we find proved. He had the assistance of a senior horseman at the time and indicated on the information that he did not wish to be present at the hearing of the information.


sumissionsforpenalty:

Mr McIntyre produced the defendant's record, which showed that he had been suspended from driving for 7 driving days for a breach of this rule on 20 June last. Mr McIntyre estimated the defendant had had some 170 drives since this time without being in breach of the rule. He submitted that a fine of $200 was appropriate.


reasonsforpenalty:

The defendant has used his whip some 23 to 24 times in the straight. In mitigation is the fact that he has broken his actions up and there were no quick fire strikes.

We give credit to Mr Butt's immediate admission of the breach once he had been spoken to by Mr McIntyre and had viewed the video.

Mr Butt has 3 pevious breaches of this rule this last year. His record is thus poor. In his favour, however, is that he has driven since August 170 plus times without being in breach. We also take into account that he is a junior driver.


penalty:

Mr Butt is fined the sum of $250.


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