Timaru RC – 2 November 2008 – Race 6
ID: JCA19449
Code:
Thoroughbred
Hearing Type (Code):
thoroughbred-racing
Meet Title:
Timaru RC - 2 November 2008
Race Date:
2008/11/02
Race Number:
Race 6
Decision:
Immediately following the running of Race 6 at the Timaru Racing Club’s meeting at the Phar Lap Raceway, the siren was sounded and Stipendiary Steward Mr SC Ching sought a request for a ruling as to whether “Whiskey Creek” should be declared a non runner due to the false start siren being accidentally sounded.
Immediately following the running of Race 6 at the Timaru Racing Club’s meeting at the Phar Lap Raceway, the siren was sounded and Stipendiary Steward Mr SC Ching sought a request for a ruling as to whether “Whiskey Creek” should be declared a non runner due to the false start siren being accidentally sounded.
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“Whiskey Creek”, ridden by Mr B Lammas was pulled up by its rider approximately three hundred metres from the start.
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We heard evidence from the starter, Ms Stephanie Payne, who told the hearing that as she came down from her ladder, she accidentally bumped the device that triggers the false start siren on the ladder which caused the false start siren to sound. The flag steward said that he heard the siren but because he did not see any flag signal from Ms Payne, did not take any notice of it and accordingly, did not wave his false start flag.
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We then heard from all of the riders in the race. The majority opinion was that they heard the false start siren, checked their mounts for a stride or two but then realising that there seemed to be nothing wrong, continued on. Having regard to the fact that the riders stated that even though they heard the false start siren approximately 200 metres from the start, none of them felt that they had been disadvantaged by momentarily checking their mounts.
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However, Mr Lammas whose mount was running at the back of the field at the time that the false start siren sounded, immediately thought that a false start had been signalled and accordingly proceeded to pull his mount up. It wasn’t until he saw the rest of the field continuing on that he realised that something was amiss insofar as the false start signal was concerned.
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Mr Ching submitted that with Mr Lammas, being a North Island rider and well used to the false start siren signal, had done everything that he should have done in all of the circumstances notwithstanding that the false start siren had not been properly sounded. Mr Ching said that as a consequence, “Whiskey Creek” did not get a fair run in the race.
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Mr T Hazlett, the handler of “Whiskey Creek” and Mr Lammas both felt that they had not been given the proper opportunity in the race and accordingly, submitted that the horse should also be declared a non runner. Mr Lammas did what was required of him as a jockey, and even though all other jockeys didn’t pull their mounts up, the fact that remains is that Mr Lammas did, and thereby unwittingly disadvantaged himself.
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There was no significant challenge to this and “Whiskey Creek” was declared a non runner accordingly.
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K G Hales
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Decision:
Immediately following the running of Race 6 at the Timaru Racing Club’s meeting at the Phar Lap Raceway, the siren was sounded and Stipendiary Steward Mr SC Ching sought a request for a ruling as to whether “Whiskey Creek” should be declared a non runner due to the false start siren being accidentally sounded.
Immediately following the running of Race 6 at the Timaru Racing Club’s meeting at the Phar Lap Raceway, the siren was sounded and Stipendiary Steward Mr SC Ching sought a request for a ruling as to whether “Whiskey Creek” should be declared a non runner due to the false start siren being accidentally sounded.
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“Whiskey Creek”, ridden by Mr B Lammas was pulled up by its rider approximately three hundred metres from the start.
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We heard evidence from the starter, Ms Stephanie Payne, who told the hearing that as she came down from her ladder, she accidentally bumped the device that triggers the false start siren on the ladder which caused the false start siren to sound. The flag steward said that he heard the siren but because he did not see any flag signal from Ms Payne, did not take any notice of it and accordingly, did not wave his false start flag.
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We then heard from all of the riders in the race. The majority opinion was that they heard the false start siren, checked their mounts for a stride or two but then realising that there seemed to be nothing wrong, continued on. Having regard to the fact that the riders stated that even though they heard the false start siren approximately 200 metres from the start, none of them felt that they had been disadvantaged by momentarily checking their mounts.
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However, Mr Lammas whose mount was running at the back of the field at the time that the false start siren sounded, immediately thought that a false start had been signalled and accordingly proceeded to pull his mount up. It wasn’t until he saw the rest of the field continuing on that he realised that something was amiss insofar as the false start signal was concerned.
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Mr Ching submitted that with Mr Lammas, being a North Island rider and well used to the false start siren signal, had done everything that he should have done in all of the circumstances notwithstanding that the false start siren had not been properly sounded. Mr Ching said that as a consequence, “Whiskey Creek” did not get a fair run in the race.
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Mr T Hazlett, the handler of “Whiskey Creek” and Mr Lammas both felt that they had not been given the proper opportunity in the race and accordingly, submitted that the horse should also be declared a non runner. Mr Lammas did what was required of him as a jockey, and even though all other jockeys didn’t pull their mounts up, the fact that remains is that Mr Lammas did, and thereby unwittingly disadvantaged himself.
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There was no significant challenge to this and “Whiskey Creek” was declared a non runner accordingly.
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K G Hales
--Chairman
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