Canterbury JC – 15 November 2006 – Race 2
ID: JCA18327
Code:
Thoroughbred
Hearing Type (Code):
thoroughbred-racing
Meet Title:
Canterbury JC - 15 November 2006
Race Date:
2006/11/15
Race Number:
Race 2
Decision: --
Following the running of Race 2, the Bone Marrow Cancer Trust Maiden, Stipendiary Steward Mr S. C. Ching laid an information pursuant to Rule 871(1)(d) alleging careless riding by Jockey Mr C. W. Johnson.
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DECISION AND REASONS:
--Following the running of Race 2, the Bone Marrow Cancer Trust Maiden, Stipendiary Steward Mr S. C. Ching laid an information pursuant to Rule 871(1)(d) alleging careless riding by Jockey Mr C. W. Johnson.
--The information reads as follows.
--"I the abovenamed informant allege that the abovenamed Defendant
------committed a breach of Rule 871(1)(d) in that shifted inwards on "Daisy Duke" when not sufficiently clear of "Racing Spirit" (J. Cameron) who clipped a heel and fell near the 300 metres."
--Rule 871(1)(d) reads as follows.
--"(1) Every rider commits a breach of these Rules who in the opinion of the
--Judicial Committee is guilty of riding which was:
--(d) Careless'."
--Mr Johnson had indicated on the information that he did not admit this breach and he confirmed this at the hearing. Mr Johnson agreed that he understood the Rule and the nature of the charge.
--Mr Ching called Jockey Miss J. Cameron ("Racing Spirit") to give evidence. She said that with about 300 metres to run she was travelling well without having a lot of room to go anywhere. There might have been a little bit of movement from Chris Johnson's horse and there was also some movement from Jamie Bullard's
--horse "Sheera Chardonay", as he had got on heels and was also looking for some room.
--After the video coverage had been shown Miss Cameron was asked to go over her evidence again. She confirmed that there was not a lot of room at the time and that Mr Johnson's horse did move in a little.
--In answer to a question from Mr Johnson Miss Cameron agreed that she did receive a bump from the inside horse.
--Stipendiary Steward Mr Oatham showed video coverage of this incident from various angles. It could be seen that there was a large group of horses at this stage of the race, and that racing was tight at the time that this incident occurred.
--Mr Johnson gave evidence that he felt that he was taking a straight line at the time of this incident, and that he only moved marginally if at all.
--In his final submissions Mr Ching said that Mr Johnson's horse had moved ? to a horse width inwards, and that this had caused the interference to Miss Cameron's horse. Mr Ching did agree that there was some slight movement from Mr Bullard's horse, but that he did not believe that this had caused the incdent.
--Mr Johnson's final submissions were that Miss Cameron had put herself in a very tight position with all the horses in front of her.
--After hearing the evidence we adjourned to consider our decision. We find that the incident occurred in a "tight" situation. We considered it to be significant that Miss Cameron agreed that the slight movement from Mr Bullard's horse had contributed to the incident. We were also satisfied that Mr Johnson's horse did move inwards a little, but that he was travelling in a reasonably stright line. We concluded that the reasons for this incident were a combination of the tight racing situation, the very small inwards movement from Mr Johnson's horse, and the slight outwards movement from Mr Bullard's horse. We were not satisfied that the charge of careless riding had been proved.
--On returning to the Enquiry room we advised that a full written decision would be delivered later, and we gave the following oral decision.
--"Having heard the evidence and having viewed the various videos of this incident we find that at the time of the incident "Racing Spirit" was racing behind "Daisy Duke" and "Sheera Chardonay". There was a gap between these two horses which "Racing Spirit" attempted to take. At this time "Daisy Duke" moved inwards a little, and "Sheera Chardonay" also moved outwards very slightly. As a result "Racing Spirit" made contact with "Daisy Duke" and fell.
--Jan Cameron's evidence was that she was (I?m not sure that these are the exact words) "coping" with the movement from "Daisy Duke" but that the slight movement from "Sheera Chardonay" was enough to cause her horse to make contact with "Daisy Duke".
--We are not satisfied that "Daisy Duke" and Mr Johnson's movement was the cause of the interference, or that Mr Johnson was careless in the way he rode his horse. For these reasons this charge is dismissed."
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J. M. Phelan
--Chairman
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Decision:
--Following the running of Race 2, the Bone Marrow Cancer Trust Maiden, Stipendiary Steward Mr S. C. Ching laid an information pursuant to Rule 871(1)(d) alleging careless riding by Jockey Mr C. W. Johnson.
--
DECISION AND REASONS:
--Following the running of Race 2, the Bone Marrow Cancer Trust Maiden, Stipendiary Steward Mr S. C. Ching laid an information pursuant to Rule 871(1)(d) alleging careless riding by Jockey Mr C. W. Johnson.
--The information reads as follows.
--"I the abovenamed informant allege that the abovenamed Defendant
------committed a breach of Rule 871(1)(d) in that shifted inwards on "Daisy Duke" when not sufficiently clear of "Racing Spirit" (J. Cameron) who clipped a heel and fell near the 300 metres."
--Rule 871(1)(d) reads as follows.
--"(1) Every rider commits a breach of these Rules who in the opinion of the
--Judicial Committee is guilty of riding which was:
--(d) Careless'."
--Mr Johnson had indicated on the information that he did not admit this breach and he confirmed this at the hearing. Mr Johnson agreed that he understood the Rule and the nature of the charge.
--Mr Ching called Jockey Miss J. Cameron ("Racing Spirit") to give evidence. She said that with about 300 metres to run she was travelling well without having a lot of room to go anywhere. There might have been a little bit of movement from Chris Johnson's horse and there was also some movement from Jamie Bullard's
--horse "Sheera Chardonay", as he had got on heels and was also looking for some room.
--After the video coverage had been shown Miss Cameron was asked to go over her evidence again. She confirmed that there was not a lot of room at the time and that Mr Johnson's horse did move in a little.
--In answer to a question from Mr Johnson Miss Cameron agreed that she did receive a bump from the inside horse.
--Stipendiary Steward Mr Oatham showed video coverage of this incident from various angles. It could be seen that there was a large group of horses at this stage of the race, and that racing was tight at the time that this incident occurred.
--Mr Johnson gave evidence that he felt that he was taking a straight line at the time of this incident, and that he only moved marginally if at all.
--In his final submissions Mr Ching said that Mr Johnson's horse had moved ? to a horse width inwards, and that this had caused the interference to Miss Cameron's horse. Mr Ching did agree that there was some slight movement from Mr Bullard's horse, but that he did not believe that this had caused the incdent.
--Mr Johnson's final submissions were that Miss Cameron had put herself in a very tight position with all the horses in front of her.
--After hearing the evidence we adjourned to consider our decision. We find that the incident occurred in a "tight" situation. We considered it to be significant that Miss Cameron agreed that the slight movement from Mr Bullard's horse had contributed to the incident. We were also satisfied that Mr Johnson's horse did move inwards a little, but that he was travelling in a reasonably stright line. We concluded that the reasons for this incident were a combination of the tight racing situation, the very small inwards movement from Mr Johnson's horse, and the slight outwards movement from Mr Bullard's horse. We were not satisfied that the charge of careless riding had been proved.
--On returning to the Enquiry room we advised that a full written decision would be delivered later, and we gave the following oral decision.
--"Having heard the evidence and having viewed the various videos of this incident we find that at the time of the incident "Racing Spirit" was racing behind "Daisy Duke" and "Sheera Chardonay". There was a gap between these two horses which "Racing Spirit" attempted to take. At this time "Daisy Duke" moved inwards a little, and "Sheera Chardonay" also moved outwards very slightly. As a result "Racing Spirit" made contact with "Daisy Duke" and fell.
--Jan Cameron's evidence was that she was (I?m not sure that these are the exact words) "coping" with the movement from "Daisy Duke" but that the slight movement from "Sheera Chardonay" was enough to cause her horse to make contact with "Daisy Duke".
--We are not satisfied that "Daisy Duke" and Mr Johnson's movement was the cause of the interference, or that Mr Johnson was careless in the way he rode his horse. For these reasons this charge is dismissed."
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J. M. Phelan
--Chairman
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