Auckland TC 31 December 2012 – R 4 (instigating a protest)
ID: JCA18220
Meet Title:
Auckland TC - 31 December 2012
Meet Chair:
BScott
Meet Committee Member 1:
ADooley
Race Date:
2012/12/31
Race Number:
R4
Decision:
The Protest not being contested is accordingly upheld and the Committee orders that LIVING THE DREAM be relegated from 2nd place to behind REALATTHETIME.
The amended placings are now:
1st - 3 THREE JEWELS
2nd - 4 ATHENA MATAI
3rd - 7 VEGAS DELIGHT
4th - 8 EL SUELA
5th - 6 SOVEREIGN FAITH
6th - 5 BETTOR ROMANCE
It was ordered that Dividends and Stakes be paid in accordance with the amended placings.
Facts:
An Information instigating a Protest was lodged by Stipendiary Steward, Mr JM Muirhead against the 2nd placing of LIVING THE DREAM on the grounds of causing interference to REALATTHETIME (placed 8th by the Judge ) in the early stages of the Race by shifting out just after the start causing crowding to REALATTHETIME causing that horse to break and lose its chance.
Messrs Purdon, Neal and Stormont were present at the Hearing and they confirmed to the Committee that they represented the connections of their respective horses.
Mr Muirhead advised the Committee that he reserved the right to lodge a Protest against any other horse in the Race.
Mr Purdon advised the Committee that the Protest was contested.
Mr Muirhead demonstrated the incident by use of the video films. He showed where LIVING THE DREAM , REALATTHETIME and THREE JEWELS drew 1,2 and 3 respectively. He said that at the start LIVING THE DREAM ran out and sqeezed up REALATTHETIME and that horse broke and lost it's chance. He said that THREE JEWELS moved in slightly but it was Mr Purdon's horse that caused the problem. He did not blame Mr Purdon.
Mr Stormont said that the gap closed quickly on him and he ran out of room. He was not sure whether there was contact but his horse was squeezed up and as a result, it broke.
Mr Neal said that his horse ran reasonably straight but that Mr Purdon's horse ran out. He also pointed out that Mr Purdon was driving a new speed sulky whereas Mr Stormont was in a conventional sulky and the problem was that the shaft of Mr Purdon's sulky was able to go underneath the shaft of Mr Stormont's sulky and contribute to the problem.
Mr Purdon said that he agreed with Mr Muirhead's evidence and that he had summed it up well. He said that the his horse was largely to blame.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Purdon was again asked if he contested the Protest and he advised the Committee that he did not contest it.
Reasons for Decision:
The Protest is not contested.
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horsename: LIVING THE DREAM
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decisiondate: 18/12/2012
hearing_title: Auckland TC 31 December 2012 - R 4 (instigating a protest)
charge:
facts:
An Information instigating a Protest was lodged by Stipendiary Steward, Mr JM Muirhead against the 2nd placing of LIVING THE DREAM on the grounds of causing interference to REALATTHETIME (placed 8th by the Judge ) in the early stages of the Race by shifting out just after the start causing crowding to REALATTHETIME causing that horse to break and lose its chance.
Messrs Purdon, Neal and Stormont were present at the Hearing and they confirmed to the Committee that they represented the connections of their respective horses.
Mr Muirhead advised the Committee that he reserved the right to lodge a Protest against any other horse in the Race.
Mr Purdon advised the Committee that the Protest was contested.
Mr Muirhead demonstrated the incident by use of the video films. He showed where LIVING THE DREAM , REALATTHETIME and THREE JEWELS drew 1,2 and 3 respectively. He said that at the start LIVING THE DREAM ran out and sqeezed up REALATTHETIME and that horse broke and lost it's chance. He said that THREE JEWELS moved in slightly but it was Mr Purdon's horse that caused the problem. He did not blame Mr Purdon.
Mr Stormont said that the gap closed quickly on him and he ran out of room. He was not sure whether there was contact but his horse was squeezed up and as a result, it broke.
Mr Neal said that his horse ran reasonably straight but that Mr Purdon's horse ran out. He also pointed out that Mr Purdon was driving a new speed sulky whereas Mr Stormont was in a conventional sulky and the problem was that the shaft of Mr Purdon's sulky was able to go underneath the shaft of Mr Stormont's sulky and contribute to the problem.
Mr Purdon said that he agreed with Mr Muirhead's evidence and that he had summed it up well. He said that the his horse was largely to blame.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Purdon was again asked if he contested the Protest and he advised the Committee that he did not contest it.
reasonsfordecision:
The Protest is not contested.
Decision:
The Protest not being contested is accordingly upheld and the Committee orders that LIVING THE DREAM be relegated from 2nd place to behind REALATTHETIME.
The amended placings are now:
1st - 3 THREE JEWELS
2nd - 4 ATHENA MATAI
3rd - 7 VEGAS DELIGHT
4th - 8 EL SUELA
5th - 6 SOVEREIGN FAITH
6th - 5 BETTOR ROMANCE
It was ordered that Dividends and Stakes be paid in accordance with the amended placings.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: Rule 869(8)
Informant: Mr JM Muirhead - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: AP Neal - Trainer and Driver of THREE JEWELS, J Stormont - Driver of REALATHETIME
Respondent: Mr M Purdon - Trainer and Driver of LIVING THE DREAM
StipendSteward:
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meetdate: 31/12/2012
meet_title: Auckland TC - 31 December 2012
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