Auckland TC 2 August 2013 – R 10 (instigating a protest)
ID: JCA15240
Meet Title:
Auckland TC - 2 August 2013
Meet Chair:
BScott
Meet Committee Member 1:
GJones
Race Date:
2013/08/02
Race Number:
R10
Decision:
The Protest is accordingly upheld and SWEET JANE is relegated to behind FOREVER AN ANGEL and as a result it is promoted to third place.
The amended placings are:
First - (5) SILENCE IS GOLDEN
Second - (3) VENGEANCE
Third - (1) FOREVER AN ANGEL
Fourth - (8) SWEET JANE
Fifth - (6) DANCEMEOUTSIDE
It is ordered that Dividends and Stakes are paid in accordance with the amended placings.
Facts:
An Information Instigating a Protest was lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr B Jones against the 2nd placing of SWEET JANE in the CADUCEUS CLUB Mobile PACE on the grounds of causing interference passing the 250 metres mark when SWEET JANE (Driver S Lawson) shifted ground outwards onto FOREVER AN ANGEL (Driver L Hollis).
Mr Lawson advised the Committee that the Protest was contested.
Mr Jones read the Rule and the parties acknowledged that they understood it.
Stipendiary Steward Mr NG McIntyre demonstrated the incident by use of the Race films and showed where about 250 metres from the finish SWEET JANE moved out sharply and in doing so it caused interference to FOREVER AN ANGEL on its outside which broke and then regained its gait and finished on to run 4th. He said that the interference caused FOREVER AN ANGEL to scramble and lose momentum.
Mr Hollis as the Driver of FOREVER AN ANGEL said that rounding the turn he was improving 3 wide and that Mr Lawson came out quickly and hit his horse's front legs and it broke and he lost momentum and that the incident had cost him running in the first 3.
Mr Lawson said that Mr Hollis' horse was tight in on the outside of his horse and it was wearing a boring pole and did not respond quickly when it should have. He said he had a clear advantage and he was entitled to push FOREVER AN ANGEL out. He said his movement was a steady movement and not a sharp movement as Mr Hollis had said and he said that because they were in the Home Straight Mr Hollis should have been expecting him to move out. He said " I have touched him but it was tight because he could not steer his horse".
Mr Jones asked Mr Hollis how his horse was steering prior to the incident and he said it was fine.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Reid said that Mr Lawson had a clear advantage over Mr Hollis' horse and that he was entitled to angle out and to push Mr Hollis out. He also said that Mr Hollis should have been expecting Mr Lawson to move out and he should have been prepared to give way. He said Mr Hollis had difficulty because his horse was racing tight on the boring pole.
Mr Jones said that there was contact and it was caused by the sharp outwards movement by Mr Lawson and that he had caused Mr Hollis' horse to break and he had affected its momentum and its chances.
Reasons for Decision:
The Committee viewed the films several times and considered the evidence presented to it. The films are very clear in that they show the outwards movement by Mr Lawson and his horse and the interference caused to FOREVER AN ANGEL which caused it to break and lose momentum and then it regained its gait and finished on and ran 4th. In our view its chances were clearly affected as a result of the interference caused by Mr Lawson.
Mr Lawson has told us that he pushed Mr Hollis out and that he was entitled to do so. We do not accept that because Mr Lawson was too far in front of Mr Hollis' horse to push him out and he should have been more careful with his outward movement. He came out and acknowledged that he contacted the front legs of Mr Hollis' horse and as a result it broke.
As stated above the Committee believes that as a result of the interference the chances of FOREVER AN ANGEL in the Race were affected.
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decisiondate: 30/07/2013
hearing_title: Auckland TC 2 August 2013 - R 10 (instigating a protest)
charge:
facts:
An Information Instigating a Protest was lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr B Jones against the 2nd placing of SWEET JANE in the CADUCEUS CLUB Mobile PACE on the grounds of causing interference passing the 250 metres mark when SWEET JANE (Driver S Lawson) shifted ground outwards onto FOREVER AN ANGEL (Driver L Hollis).
Mr Lawson advised the Committee that the Protest was contested.
Mr Jones read the Rule and the parties acknowledged that they understood it.
Stipendiary Steward Mr NG McIntyre demonstrated the incident by use of the Race films and showed where about 250 metres from the finish SWEET JANE moved out sharply and in doing so it caused interference to FOREVER AN ANGEL on its outside which broke and then regained its gait and finished on to run 4th. He said that the interference caused FOREVER AN ANGEL to scramble and lose momentum.
Mr Hollis as the Driver of FOREVER AN ANGEL said that rounding the turn he was improving 3 wide and that Mr Lawson came out quickly and hit his horse's front legs and it broke and he lost momentum and that the incident had cost him running in the first 3.
Mr Lawson said that Mr Hollis' horse was tight in on the outside of his horse and it was wearing a boring pole and did not respond quickly when it should have. He said he had a clear advantage and he was entitled to push FOREVER AN ANGEL out. He said his movement was a steady movement and not a sharp movement as Mr Hollis had said and he said that because they were in the Home Straight Mr Hollis should have been expecting him to move out. He said " I have touched him but it was tight because he could not steer his horse".
Mr Jones asked Mr Hollis how his horse was steering prior to the incident and he said it was fine.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Reid said that Mr Lawson had a clear advantage over Mr Hollis' horse and that he was entitled to angle out and to push Mr Hollis out. He also said that Mr Hollis should have been expecting Mr Lawson to move out and he should have been prepared to give way. He said Mr Hollis had difficulty because his horse was racing tight on the boring pole.
Mr Jones said that there was contact and it was caused by the sharp outwards movement by Mr Lawson and that he had caused Mr Hollis' horse to break and he had affected its momentum and its chances.
reasonsfordecision:
The Committee viewed the films several times and considered the evidence presented to it. The films are very clear in that they show the outwards movement by Mr Lawson and his horse and the interference caused to FOREVER AN ANGEL which caused it to break and lose momentum and then it regained its gait and finished on and ran 4th. In our view its chances were clearly affected as a result of the interference caused by Mr Lawson.
Mr Lawson has told us that he pushed Mr Hollis out and that he was entitled to do so. We do not accept that because Mr Lawson was too far in front of Mr Hollis' horse to push him out and he should have been more careful with his outward movement. He came out and acknowledged that he contacted the front legs of Mr Hollis' horse and as a result it broke.
As stated above the Committee believes that as a result of the interference the chances of FOREVER AN ANGEL in the Race were affected.
Decision:
The Protest is accordingly upheld and SWEET JANE is relegated to behind FOREVER AN ANGEL and as a result it is promoted to third place.
The amended placings are:
First - (5) SILENCE IS GOLDEN
Second - (3) VENGEANCE
Third - (1) FOREVER AN ANGEL
Fourth - (8) SWEET JANE
Fifth - (6) DANCEMEOUTSIDE
It is ordered that Dividends and Stakes are paid in accordance with the amended placings.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: Rule 869 (8) (a) and (b)
Informant: Mr B Jones - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: Mr SJ Reid - Trainer of SWEET JANE, Mr N G McIntyre - Stipendiary Steward, Mr L Hollis - Driver of FOREVER AN ANGEL
Respondent: Mr S J Lawson - Driver of SWEET JANE
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