Auckland TC 10 February 2017 – R 11 – (instigating a protest) – Chair, Mr A Dooley
ID: JCA11292
Meet Title:
Auckland TC - 10 February 2017
Meet Chair:
ADooley
Meet Committee Member 1:
AGodsalve
Meet Committee Member 2:
ASmith
Race Date:
2017/02/10
Race Number:
R11
Decision:
Accordingly the protest was upheld.
The amended placings were:
1st - GRENADO
2nd - DAUNTLESS
3rd - ANGUS BERTHA
4th - TE KOUKA BREEZE
5th - GINGER BERTHA
6th - ROI DES GITANS
It was ordered that dividends and stakes be paid in accordance with the amended placings.
Facts:
Following the running of race 11, Indian Night At The Races 24th March Trot, an Information Instigating a Protest was filed pursuant to Rule 870(5). The Informant, Stipendiary Steward, Mr Muirhead alleged that 3rd placed ROI DES GITANS broke inside the last 50 metres and was lapped on by the 4th placed ANGUS BERTHA, the 5th placed TE KOUKA BREEZE and the 6th placed GINGER BERTHA.
Trainer/Driver Mr B Mangos endorsed the Information “Protest not contested”.
Mr Mangos advised the Stewards that he did not wish to be present at the hearing.
Judge’s placings were:
1st - GRENADO
2nd - DAUNTLESS
3rd - ROI DES GITANS
4th - ANGUS BERTHA
5th - TE KOUKA BREEZE
Rule 870(5) provides: Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-rule (4) hereof any horse which is not in the correct gait when its nose reaches the finishing line and which is lapped on by any other horse or horses in the correct gait shall be placed by the Judicial Committee behind such horse or horses provided that where such first mentioned horse is not in its correct gait as a result of interference to such horse or its horseman, then (subject to Rule 869A such relegation of the horse shall be at the discretion of the Judicial Committee.
Lapped on: Lapped On means when a horse has its nose in line with any part of the breaking horse’s body when the nose of the breaking horse reaches the finish line.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Muirhead demonstrated the incident using the available video footage. He identified that ROI DES GITANS broke inside the final 50 metres and the horse was not in its correct gait at the finish line. He identified that ROI DES GITANS was lapped on by the 4th, 5th and 6th placed horses and provided the photo finish to support this.
Mr Muirhead submitted that ROI DE GITANS should be relegated from 3rd to 6th place.
Reasons for Decision:
The Committee carefully considered the submissions and viewed the video footage. This clearly showed that ROI DES GITANS broke inside the final 50 metres and was not in its correct gait at the finish line. Significantly ROI DES GITANS was lapped on by the 4th, 5th and 6th placed horses. Therefore ROI DES GITANS breached the Rule and it was relegated from 3rd to 6th place.
We note that Mr Mangos did not contest the protest.
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hearing_title: Auckland TC 10 February 2017 - R 11 - (instigating a protest) - Chair, Mr A Dooley
charge:
facts:
Following the running of race 11, Indian Night At The Races 24th March Trot, an Information Instigating a Protest was filed pursuant to Rule 870(5). The Informant, Stipendiary Steward, Mr Muirhead alleged that 3rd placed ROI DES GITANS broke inside the last 50 metres and was lapped on by the 4th placed ANGUS BERTHA, the 5th placed TE KOUKA BREEZE and the 6th placed GINGER BERTHA.
Trainer/Driver Mr B Mangos endorsed the Information “Protest not contested”.
Mr Mangos advised the Stewards that he did not wish to be present at the hearing.
Judge’s placings were:
1st - GRENADO
2nd - DAUNTLESS
3rd - ROI DES GITANS
4th - ANGUS BERTHA
5th - TE KOUKA BREEZE
Rule 870(5) provides: Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-rule (4) hereof any horse which is not in the correct gait when its nose reaches the finishing line and which is lapped on by any other horse or horses in the correct gait shall be placed by the Judicial Committee behind such horse or horses provided that where such first mentioned horse is not in its correct gait as a result of interference to such horse or its horseman, then (subject to Rule 869A such relegation of the horse shall be at the discretion of the Judicial Committee.
Lapped on: Lapped On means when a horse has its nose in line with any part of the breaking horse’s body when the nose of the breaking horse reaches the finish line.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Muirhead demonstrated the incident using the available video footage. He identified that ROI DES GITANS broke inside the final 50 metres and the horse was not in its correct gait at the finish line. He identified that ROI DES GITANS was lapped on by the 4th, 5th and 6th placed horses and provided the photo finish to support this.
Mr Muirhead submitted that ROI DE GITANS should be relegated from 3rd to 6th place.
reasonsfordecision:
The Committee carefully considered the submissions and viewed the video footage. This clearly showed that ROI DES GITANS broke inside the final 50 metres and was not in its correct gait at the finish line. Significantly ROI DES GITANS was lapped on by the 4th, 5th and 6th placed horses. Therefore ROI DES GITANS breached the Rule and it was relegated from 3rd to 6th place.
We note that Mr Mangos did not contest the protest.
Decision:
Accordingly the protest was upheld.
The amended placings were:
1st - GRENADO
2nd - DAUNTLESS
3rd - ANGUS BERTHA
4th - TE KOUKA BREEZE
5th - GINGER BERTHA
6th - ROI DES GITANS
It was ordered that dividends and stakes be paid in accordance with the amended placings.
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Rules: 870(5)
Informant: Mr J Muirhead - Senior Stipendiary Steward
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Respondent: Mr B Mangos - Trainer/Driver
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