Canterbury JC – 18 April 2009 – Race 7
ID: JCA21685
Code:
Thoroughbred
Hearing Type (Code):
thoroughbred-racing
Meet Title:
Canterbury JC - 18 April 2009
Race Date:
2009/04/18
Race Number:
Race 7
Decision:
As the result of an incident near the 300 metre mark in Race 7 at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting on 18th April 2009, Ms D Johnson (Apprentice Jockey) was charged with a breach of Rule 871(1)(d) of the Rules of Racing (careless riding).
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As the result of an incident near the 300 metre mark in Race 7 at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting on 18th April 2009, Ms D Johnson (Apprentice Jockey) was charged with a breach of Rule 871(1)(d) of the Rules of Racing (careless riding).
--It was alleged that she allowed her mount “Triple Star” to shift outwards when not sufficiently clear of “Late Cuddle” (R Bishop) who clipped a heel and was checked near the 300 metre mark.
--Ms Johnson admitted the charge which is, therefore, deemed to be proved.
--The Stipendiary Stewards showed the incident from three different angles of the video coverage. The evidence was very clear. It showed Ms Johnson move her mount outwards into the line of “Late Cuddle”, which clipped a heel and “dipped” quite significantly, nearly falling.
--Ms Johnson, being an apprentice, was accompanied by Licensed Trainer
Mr P Williams in the hearing. Mr Williams acknowledged that Ms Johnson caused the interference that was alleged, but said that it was in one quick movement when
Ms Johnson began to use the whip. He also maintained that Mr Bishop’s mount “Late Cuddle” was “stopping”.
Submissions were made on penalty by Mr Ching, who said that Ms Johnson had been suspended for four days at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting on 17 January 2009, and also for four days at the Ashburton Racing Club’s meeting on 19 October 2008.
--He said that Ms Johnson’s degree of carelessness, in his opinion, was mid range but that she should be given credit for her early guilty plea. He submitted that a suspension of between four and six days was appropriate.
--In answer to a question from the chair, Ms Johnson said that she had had about four hundred rides in the last racing season, and Mr Ching agreed that in the light of that number of rides, Ms Johnson did have a good riding record.
--Ms Johnson did not have any submissions to make on the question of penalty.
--PENALTY DECISION
--When moving out, Ms Johnson failed to observe the fundamental Rule of ensuring that she was her own horse length and another length clear when she was moving outwards. She could not have been left in any doubt about Mr Bishop’s presence at the time that she moved.
--We accept that the movement was reasonably sudden when Ms Johnson commenced the use of the whip, but the fact remains that her actions nearly caused another horse to fall.
--Our assessment of the incident is that the degree of carelessness was something more than mid range, particularly because another horse nearly fell.
--A suspension is called for. In setting that suspension we have had regard to Ms Johnson’s record and to her early guilty plea. Insofar as her record is concerned, notwithstanding that she has had two suspensions of four days each in the last seven months, her record is not a particularly bad record, having regard to the number of rides that she has had. We acknowledge that.
--However, as we have said, we consider that the degree of carelessness was something more than mid range, but we must also take into account Rule 1122(2) of the Rules of Racing. This was a Listed Stakes Race for a stake of $50,000. Thus, we must consider the status of the race, and the stake payable. We are duty bound to consider the status of the race and to ensure that there is consistency in imposing penalties.
--For these reasons, Ms Johnson will be suspended for six days of racing, but in addition she will also be fined the sum of $500.
--Ms Johnson was asked whether or not she wished to make application for a deferment of the commencement of the period of suspension, and whether she was committed to ride on Wednesday at Matamata.
--Ms Johnson was suspended from riding from the conclusion of racing today until the conclusion of racing on Wednesday 29 April. That encompasses meetings at Matamata, Blenheim, Avondale, Hamilton, Blenheim (again) and Hamilton (again).
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KG Hales
Chair
7475
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Decision:
As the result of an incident near the 300 metre mark in Race 7 at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting on 18th April 2009, Ms D Johnson (Apprentice Jockey) was charged with a breach of Rule 871(1)(d) of the Rules of Racing (careless riding).
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As the result of an incident near the 300 metre mark in Race 7 at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting on 18th April 2009, Ms D Johnson (Apprentice Jockey) was charged with a breach of Rule 871(1)(d) of the Rules of Racing (careless riding).
--It was alleged that she allowed her mount “Triple Star” to shift outwards when not sufficiently clear of “Late Cuddle” (R Bishop) who clipped a heel and was checked near the 300 metre mark.
--Ms Johnson admitted the charge which is, therefore, deemed to be proved.
--The Stipendiary Stewards showed the incident from three different angles of the video coverage. The evidence was very clear. It showed Ms Johnson move her mount outwards into the line of “Late Cuddle”, which clipped a heel and “dipped” quite significantly, nearly falling.
--Ms Johnson, being an apprentice, was accompanied by Licensed Trainer
Mr P Williams in the hearing. Mr Williams acknowledged that Ms Johnson caused the interference that was alleged, but said that it was in one quick movement when
Ms Johnson began to use the whip. He also maintained that Mr Bishop’s mount “Late Cuddle” was “stopping”.
Submissions were made on penalty by Mr Ching, who said that Ms Johnson had been suspended for four days at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting on 17 January 2009, and also for four days at the Ashburton Racing Club’s meeting on 19 October 2008.
--He said that Ms Johnson’s degree of carelessness, in his opinion, was mid range but that she should be given credit for her early guilty plea. He submitted that a suspension of between four and six days was appropriate.
--In answer to a question from the chair, Ms Johnson said that she had had about four hundred rides in the last racing season, and Mr Ching agreed that in the light of that number of rides, Ms Johnson did have a good riding record.
--Ms Johnson did not have any submissions to make on the question of penalty.
--PENALTY DECISION
--When moving out, Ms Johnson failed to observe the fundamental Rule of ensuring that she was her own horse length and another length clear when she was moving outwards. She could not have been left in any doubt about Mr Bishop’s presence at the time that she moved.
--We accept that the movement was reasonably sudden when Ms Johnson commenced the use of the whip, but the fact remains that her actions nearly caused another horse to fall.
--Our assessment of the incident is that the degree of carelessness was something more than mid range, particularly because another horse nearly fell.
--A suspension is called for. In setting that suspension we have had regard to Ms Johnson’s record and to her early guilty plea. Insofar as her record is concerned, notwithstanding that she has had two suspensions of four days each in the last seven months, her record is not a particularly bad record, having regard to the number of rides that she has had. We acknowledge that.
--However, as we have said, we consider that the degree of carelessness was something more than mid range, but we must also take into account Rule 1122(2) of the Rules of Racing. This was a Listed Stakes Race for a stake of $50,000. Thus, we must consider the status of the race, and the stake payable. We are duty bound to consider the status of the race and to ensure that there is consistency in imposing penalties.
--For these reasons, Ms Johnson will be suspended for six days of racing, but in addition she will also be fined the sum of $500.
--Ms Johnson was asked whether or not she wished to make application for a deferment of the commencement of the period of suspension, and whether she was committed to ride on Wednesday at Matamata.
--Ms Johnson was suspended from riding from the conclusion of racing today until the conclusion of racing on Wednesday 29 April. That encompasses meetings at Matamata, Blenheim, Avondale, Hamilton, Blenheim (again) and Hamilton (again).
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KG Hales
Chair
7475
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