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Ashburton RC 31 August 2012 – R 7 (request for a ruling)

ID: JCA10541

Stipend Steward:
Mr NM Ydgren

Hearing Type:
Request Ruling

Rules:
Rule 632, If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee, a horse which does not finish in the first three placings was prevented from taking an effective part in the Race owing to the mechanical failure of starting stalls, or is denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse (but not where the horse is slow away by its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such a horse to be a non starter.

Code:
Thoroughbred

Meet Title:
Ashburton RC - 31 August 2012

Meet Chair:
KHales

Meet Committee Member 1:
JMillar

Race Date:
2012/08/31

Race Number:
R7

Decision:

"Sheiswhatsheis" was declared to be a non starter.

Facts:

At the start of Race 7, the Neumann's Tyre Services Maiden 1400, "Sheiswhatsheis' was slow away as a result of the barrier gate being slow to open. The horse was clearly inconvenienced as a result of the slow opening of the barrier as was clear from the head on and side on camera views. The horse lost at least 3 lengths and despite being hard ridden by its jockey Parvesh Shaikh, did not make contact with the rest of the field.

Submissions for Decision:

It was submitted by the Stipendiary Stewards that it was denied a fair start, which prejudiced its chances in the race.

Reasons for Decision:

The evidence that was put before the Judicial Committee clearly showed that there was a mechanical failure of the starting stalls, which failure prejudiced the chances of "Sheiswhatsheis", which did not finish in the first three placings. The horse did not appear to be slow away of its own accord. It was therefore appropriate that it be declared a non starter.

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facts:

At the start of Race 7, the Neumann's Tyre Services Maiden 1400, "Sheiswhatsheis' was slow away as a result of the barrier gate being slow to open. The horse was clearly inconvenienced as a result of the slow opening of the barrier as was clear from the head on and side on camera views. The horse lost at least 3 lengths and despite being hard ridden by its jockey Parvesh Shaikh, did not make contact with the rest of the field.

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It was submitted by the Stipendiary Stewards that it was denied a fair start, which prejudiced its chances in the race.

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The evidence that was put before the Judicial Committee clearly showed that there was a mechanical failure of the starting stalls, which failure prejudiced the chances of "Sheiswhatsheis", which did not finish in the first three placings. The horse did not appear to be slow away of its own accord. It was therefore appropriate that it be declared a non starter.

Decision:

"Sheiswhatsheis" was declared to be a non starter.

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hearing_type: Request Ruling

Rules: Rule 632, If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee, a horse which does not finish in the first three placings was prevented from taking an effective part in the Race owing to the mechanical failure of starting stalls, or is denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse (but not where the horse is slow away by its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such a horse to be a non starter.

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PersonPresent: Mr MR Pitman - Licensed Trainer (Class A)

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StipendSteward: Mr NM Ydgren

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