Canterbury JC 15 November 2014 – R 10
ID: JCA17615
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Canterbury Racing - 15 November 2014
Meet Chair:
KHales
Meet Committee Member 1:
RMcKenzie
Race Date:
2014/11/15
Race Number:
R10
Decision:
As Mr Du Plessis has admitted the charge it is thereby deemed to be proved.
Penalty:
Mr Du Plessis is fined $250.
Facts:
Mr Du Plessis was engaged to ride "Keynote" in Race 10 the "Speights Premier". However, during the course of the day, Mr Du Plessis asked the Stipendiary Stewards if he could be released from this riding engagement. He said that he had been contracted to ride in Singapore on Sunday 16th November 2014, and that he had a flight to catch with a check in time of 6pm. As Race 10 was scheduled to start at 5:40 pm, and with the anticipated heavy race day traffic problems, Mr Du Plessis was concerned that he would miss his flight.
Mr Neal said that Mr Darryl Bradley was available to take the ride, and that co-trainer, Mr J Parsons agreed to Mr Bradley taking the ride.
Mr Du Plessis endorsed the information admitting the breach, and Mr Neal confirmed to the hearing that Mr Du Plessis did not wish to be present at the hearing.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Neal advised the hearing that Mr Du Plessis is a very busy rider who has an excellent record in relation to all matters. Notwithstanding that, Mr Du Plessis placed himself in an invidious position by accepting the riding engagement with such a short time frame between the race and his check in time at the airport. However, Mr Neal accepted that even though the betting public anticipated that Mr Du Plessis would be riding the horse, it was not highly favoured and a senior rider was replacing him. Mr Du Plessis was also not in contention for the "Jockeys' Challenge". He submitted that a fine should be imposed but did not have a submission with regard to the quantum of the fine.
Reasons for Penalty:
Mr Du Plessis is a busy rider , nationally and internationally. He has an excellent record. On this occasion he made a misjudgement as clearly he did not give consideration to the amount of time it would take for him to get to the airport for his scheduled check in time.
A fine is the appropriate penalty. The Judicial Control Authority's Penalty Guide notes a fine of $300 for such a breach.
Against that we must consider aggravating and mitigating factors.
There are no particular aggravating factors which warrant an uplift on the starting point. In terms of mitigating factors no great inconvenience was caused. Mr Du Plessis conveyed his conundrum to the Stipendiary Stewards early in the day. A senior rider was quickly found to replace him. The trainers did not make an issue of the situation. There was no impact on the "Jockey's Challenge". As a consequence, we afford Mr Du Plessis a discount on our starting point of $50.
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newcharge: Breaks riding engagement
plea: admitted
penaltyrequired: 1
decisiondate: 12/11/2014
hearing_title: Canterbury JC 15 November 2014 - R 10
charge:
facts:
Mr Du Plessis was engaged to ride "Keynote" in Race 10 the "Speights Premier". However, during the course of the day, Mr Du Plessis asked the Stipendiary Stewards if he could be released from this riding engagement. He said that he had been contracted to ride in Singapore on Sunday 16th November 2014, and that he had a flight to catch with a check in time of 6pm. As Race 10 was scheduled to start at 5:40 pm, and with the anticipated heavy race day traffic problems, Mr Du Plessis was concerned that he would miss his flight.
Mr Neal said that Mr Darryl Bradley was available to take the ride, and that co-trainer, Mr J Parsons agreed to Mr Bradley taking the ride.
Mr Du Plessis endorsed the information admitting the breach, and Mr Neal confirmed to the hearing that Mr Du Plessis did not wish to be present at the hearing.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As Mr Du Plessis has admitted the charge it is thereby deemed to be proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Neal advised the hearing that Mr Du Plessis is a very busy rider who has an excellent record in relation to all matters. Notwithstanding that, Mr Du Plessis placed himself in an invidious position by accepting the riding engagement with such a short time frame between the race and his check in time at the airport. However, Mr Neal accepted that even though the betting public anticipated that Mr Du Plessis would be riding the horse, it was not highly favoured and a senior rider was replacing him. Mr Du Plessis was also not in contention for the "Jockeys' Challenge". He submitted that a fine should be imposed but did not have a submission with regard to the quantum of the fine.
reasonsforpenalty:
Mr Du Plessis is a busy rider , nationally and internationally. He has an excellent record. On this occasion he made a misjudgement as clearly he did not give consideration to the amount of time it would take for him to get to the airport for his scheduled check in time.
A fine is the appropriate penalty. The Judicial Control Authority's Penalty Guide notes a fine of $300 for such a breach.
Against that we must consider aggravating and mitigating factors.
There are no particular aggravating factors which warrant an uplift on the starting point. In terms of mitigating factors no great inconvenience was caused. Mr Du Plessis conveyed his conundrum to the Stipendiary Stewards early in the day. A senior rider was quickly found to replace him. The trainers did not make an issue of the situation. There was no impact on the "Jockey's Challenge". As a consequence, we afford Mr Du Plessis a discount on our starting point of $50.
penalty:
Mr Du Plessis is fined $250.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: Rule 330(3) A Rider shall not:, (b) wilfully or without reasonable cause break a riding engagement
Informant: Mr R Neal - Co Chief Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr M Du Plessis - Licensed Jockey
Otherperson:
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