Wyndham HRC 6 January 2018 – R 7 – Chair, Mr M Conway
ID: JCA22561
Hearing Type (Code):
harness-racing
Meet Title:
Wyndham HRC - 6 January 2018
Meet Chair:
GHall
Meet Committee Member 1:
MConway
Race Date:
2018/01/06
Race Number:
R 7
Decision:
RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISION
Informant: Mr L Tidmarsh, Stipendiary Steward
Respondent: Mr J Morrison – Licensed Junior Driver
Information No: A9795
Meeting: Wyndham Harness Racing Club
Date: 6 January 2018
Venue: Wyndham Racecourse
Race: 7
Rule No: 869(2) and Use of Whip Regulations
Judicial Committee: Mr M Conway, Chairman – Prof G Hall, Committee Member
Also Present: Mr N McIntyre, General Manager Stewards
Charge: Excessive use of the whip
Plea: Admitted
Evidence:
Following the running of Race 7, the BH20 Plumbing/Putney Roofing Junior Drivers Mobile Pace, an Information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr Tidmarsh, against Licensed Junior Driver, Mr J Morrison, alleging that Mr Morrison, the driver of HIS ROYAL HARNESS, “used his whip excessively inside the final 400 metres (12 times)”.
Mr Morrison signed the Statement by the Respondent on the Information indicating that he admitted the breach. He had also elected the option that he did not wish to be present at the hearing of the Information.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(2) No horseman shall during any race use a whip in a manner in contravention of the Use of the Whip Regulations made by the Board.
The Use of the Whip Regulations provide:
(b) No horseman is permitted to use their whip in a striking motion on more than ten occasions inside the final 400 metres. This is inclusive of “backhanders” and the use applies to the horse, harness and/or sulky.
Mr McIntyre, General Manager Stewards, demonstrated on the race films that the respondent used his whip 12 times in the home straight.
The Committee confirms that Mr Morrison used his whip in a striking motion 12 times inside the final 400 metres.
Decision:
Mr Morrison has admitted the breach and we find the breach proved.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Morrison had an opportunity to review the films and, according to Mr Tidmarsh, accepted the count as 12 whip strikes. When spoken to by stewards, Mr Morrison said he may have known he was over the 10 strike limit as he passed the winning post.
Mr Morrison is a busy junior driver based in Canterbury who, on occasion, drives in the Otago/Southland area. In the current season, to date, he has driven in 101 races. Last season he had 291 drives.
Mr Tidmarsh said the respondent had not breached the excessive use of the whip rule in the previous 12 months. The prescribed penalty in the Use of the Whip Regulations (b) for a first offence in the range of 11-13 strikes is a fine of $200. Mr Tidmarsh said the stewards believed this was an appropriate penalty.
Reasons for Penalty:
This is Mr Morrison’s first breach of this rule since the Use of the Whip Regulations came into force on 30 November 2017.
The penalty is determined by a sliding scale. Where the number of strikes is between 11 and 13, and it is a first offence, the penalty is a $200 fine. The count for Mr Morrison is 12. His record with regard to this rule is clear. The breach is low-range
Penalty:
Mr Morrison is fined the sum of $200.
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RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISION
Informant: Mr L Tidmarsh, Stipendiary Steward
Respondent: Mr J Morrison – Licensed Junior Driver
Information No: A9795
Meeting: Wyndham Harness Racing Club
Date: 6 January 2018
Venue: Wyndham Racecourse
Race: 7
Rule No: 869(2) and Use of Whip Regulations
Judicial Committee: Mr M Conway, Chairman – Prof G Hall, Committee Member
Also Present: Mr N McIntyre, General Manager Stewards
Charge: Excessive use of the whip
Plea: Admitted
Evidence:
Following the running of Race 7, the BH20 Plumbing/Putney Roofing Junior Drivers Mobile Pace, an Information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr Tidmarsh, against Licensed Junior Driver, Mr J Morrison, alleging that Mr Morrison, the driver of HIS ROYAL HARNESS, “used his whip excessively inside the final 400 metres (12 times)”.
Mr Morrison signed the Statement by the Respondent on the Information indicating that he admitted the breach. He had also elected the option that he did not wish to be present at the hearing of the Information.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(2) No horseman shall during any race use a whip in a manner in contravention of the Use of the Whip Regulations made by the Board.
The Use of the Whip Regulations provide:
(b) No horseman is permitted to use their whip in a striking motion on more than ten occasions inside the final 400 metres. This is inclusive of “backhanders” and the use applies to the horse, harness and/or sulky.
Mr McIntyre, General Manager Stewards, demonstrated on the race films that the respondent used his whip 12 times in the home straight.
The Committee confirms that Mr Morrison used his whip in a striking motion 12 times inside the final 400 metres.
Decision:
Mr Morrison has admitted the breach and we find the breach proved.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Morrison had an opportunity to review the films and, according to Mr Tidmarsh, accepted the count as 12 whip strikes. When spoken to by stewards, Mr Morrison said he may have known he was over the 10 strike limit as he passed the winning post.
Mr Morrison is a busy junior driver based in Canterbury who, on occasion, drives in the Otago/Southland area. In the current season, to date, he has driven in 101 races. Last season he had 291 drives.
Mr Tidmarsh said the respondent had not breached the excessive use of the whip rule in the previous 12 months. The prescribed penalty in the Use of the Whip Regulations (b) for a first offence in the range of 11-13 strikes is a fine of $200. Mr Tidmarsh said the stewards believed this was an appropriate penalty.
Reasons for Penalty:
This is Mr Morrison’s first breach of this rule since the Use of the Whip Regulations came into force on 30 November 2017.
The penalty is determined by a sliding scale. Where the number of strikes is between 11 and 13, and it is a first offence, the penalty is a $200 fine. The count for Mr Morrison is 12. His record with regard to this rule is clear. The breach is low-range
Penalty:
Mr Morrison is fined the sum of $200.
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