Waimate TC 5 December 2010 – R 10 (heard 8 December 2010 at Ashburton)
ID: JCA20637
Hearing Type (Code):
harness-racing
Meet Title:
Waimate TC - 5 December 2010
Meet Chair:
Ghall
Meet Committee Member 1:
JEagles
Race Date:
2010/12/05
Race Number:
R 10
Decision:
RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISION
Informant: Mr S. P. Renault, Stipendiary Steward
Defendant: Mr M. P. Jones, Open Horseman
Information No: 69375
Meeting: Waimate Trotting Club
Date: 5 December 2010
Venue: Waimate Racecourse
Race No. 10: One Over Lodge/M.R. Bloodstock Insurance Trot
Rule No: 869(4)
Judicial Committee: J. M. Phelan, Chairman - S. C. Ching, Committee Member
Plea: Admitted
Charge:
This matter was heard at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s race meeting at Ashburton on 8 December 2010.
Following the running of Race 10, the One Over Lodge/M.R. Bloodstock Insurance Trot, an Information was filed by Stipendiary Steward Mr S. P. Renault against Open Horseman Mr M. P. Jones alleging a breach of Rule 869(4) in that he drove in a manner likely to cause interference.
The charge reads as follows.
“I the above named informant allege that the above named Defendant committed a breach of Rule 869(4) in that M. P. Jones (King Of Strathfield) drove in a manner causing interference to his own horse when attempting to shift Castleton’s Boy (M. J. Williamson) wider on the track with approx. 2100m to run.”
Rule 869(4) reads as follows,
“(4) No horseman shall during any race do anything which interferes or is likely to interfere with his own horse and/or any other horse or its progress.”
Mr Jones had indicated on the Information that this breach of the Rules was admitted, and also that he did not wish to attend the hearing.
Facts:
Mr Renault gave evidence and used video coverage to illustrate this incident, as set out in the Information. Mr Renault pointed out on the video that Mr Jones never had an advantage over Castleton’s Boy which would have enabled him to move that horse wider on the track.
Decision:
As Mr Jones had admitted this breach of the Rules it was found to be proved in accordance with Rule 1111(1)(d).
Submissions on Penalty:
In relation to penalty Mr Renault advised that Mr Jones had admitted this breach, was a very busy driver, having had 223 drives so far this season, and had a clear record. It was submitted that a fine of $200-00 should be imposed in this case.
However, when Mr Renault was checking his records he found that Mr Jones had in fact been fined for two relevant previous breaches of this Rule. The first was at Auckland on 30 April 2010 when he was fined $400-00, and the second at Forbury Park on 24 June 2010 when he was fined $300-00. Mr Renault had previously advised Mr Jones that he would submit that a fine of $200-00 should be imposed in this case.
We were satisfied that a fine of more than $200-00 might be appropriate in the circumstances. Mr Renault was asked to advise Mr Jones of this, and to give him the opportunity of attending the hearing. We were later informed that Mr Jones had been spoken to, but he still did not wish to attend the hearing.
Reasons:
In considering an appropriate penalty in this case we took into account that Mr Jones had admitted the breach, and that he was a very busy driver. On the other hand this was his third breach of this Rule in the last seven months. Taking all these matters into account we decided that a fine of $300-00 should be imposed in this case.
Penalty:
Accordingly Mr Jones was fined the sum of $300-00.
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Decision:
RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISION
Informant: Mr S. P. Renault, Stipendiary Steward
Defendant: Mr M. P. Jones, Open Horseman
Information No: 69375
Meeting: Waimate Trotting Club
Date: 5 December 2010
Venue: Waimate Racecourse
Race No. 10: One Over Lodge/M.R. Bloodstock Insurance Trot
Rule No: 869(4)
Judicial Committee: J. M. Phelan, Chairman - S. C. Ching, Committee Member
Plea: Admitted
Charge:
This matter was heard at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s race meeting at Ashburton on 8 December 2010.
Following the running of Race 10, the One Over Lodge/M.R. Bloodstock Insurance Trot, an Information was filed by Stipendiary Steward Mr S. P. Renault against Open Horseman Mr M. P. Jones alleging a breach of Rule 869(4) in that he drove in a manner likely to cause interference.
The charge reads as follows.
“I the above named informant allege that the above named Defendant committed a breach of Rule 869(4) in that M. P. Jones (King Of Strathfield) drove in a manner causing interference to his own horse when attempting to shift Castleton’s Boy (M. J. Williamson) wider on the track with approx. 2100m to run.”
Rule 869(4) reads as follows,
“(4) No horseman shall during any race do anything which interferes or is likely to interfere with his own horse and/or any other horse or its progress.”
Mr Jones had indicated on the Information that this breach of the Rules was admitted, and also that he did not wish to attend the hearing.
Facts:
Mr Renault gave evidence and used video coverage to illustrate this incident, as set out in the Information. Mr Renault pointed out on the video that Mr Jones never had an advantage over Castleton’s Boy which would have enabled him to move that horse wider on the track.
Decision:
As Mr Jones had admitted this breach of the Rules it was found to be proved in accordance with Rule 1111(1)(d).
Submissions on Penalty:
In relation to penalty Mr Renault advised that Mr Jones had admitted this breach, was a very busy driver, having had 223 drives so far this season, and had a clear record. It was submitted that a fine of $200-00 should be imposed in this case.
However, when Mr Renault was checking his records he found that Mr Jones had in fact been fined for two relevant previous breaches of this Rule. The first was at Auckland on 30 April 2010 when he was fined $400-00, and the second at Forbury Park on 24 June 2010 when he was fined $300-00. Mr Renault had previously advised Mr Jones that he would submit that a fine of $200-00 should be imposed in this case.
We were satisfied that a fine of more than $200-00 might be appropriate in the circumstances. Mr Renault was asked to advise Mr Jones of this, and to give him the opportunity of attending the hearing. We were later informed that Mr Jones had been spoken to, but he still did not wish to attend the hearing.
Reasons:
In considering an appropriate penalty in this case we took into account that Mr Jones had admitted the breach, and that he was a very busy driver. On the other hand this was his third breach of this Rule in the last seven months. Taking all these matters into account we decided that a fine of $300-00 should be imposed in this case.
Penalty:
Accordingly Mr Jones was fined the sum of $300-00.
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