Canterbury JC 19 September 2015 – R 8 (instigating a protest) – Chair, Mr R McKenzie
ID: JCA17545
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Canterbury Racing - 19 September 2015
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
SChing
Race Date:
2015/09/19
Race Number:
R8
Decision:
The protest was dismissed.
It was ordered that dividends and stakes be paid in accordance with the judge’s placings.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 8, New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (Listed), an information instigating a protest was filed by Licensed Trainer (Class A), Miss T Rae, trainer of ASPEN LASS (S L Wynne), placed 4th by the judge, against DEZZIES DREAM (J R Lowry), placed 2nd by the judge, on the ground of “interference in the concluding stages”.
Present at the hearing were Stipendiary Steward, Mr M R Davidson, Miss Rae, Miss Wynne, Mr Kirkland (trainer of DEZZIES DREAM) and Mr Lowry.
Rule 642 provides as follows:
(1) If a placed horse or its Rider causes interference within the meaning of this Rule to another placed horse, and the Judicial Committee is of the opinion that the horse so interfered with would have finished ahead of the first mentioned horse had such interference not occurred, they may place the first mentioned horse immediately after the horse interfered with
The judge’s placings were:
1st 2 Windborne
2nd 1 Dezzies Dream
3rd 4 Princess Davone
4th 11 Aspen Lass
5th 8 Manamanaup
The official margins were 3 lengths, a neck and a head.
Submissions for Decision:
Miss Rae pointed out on video replays her horse, ASPEN LASS, “making good ground” on the rail in behind DEZZIES DREAM, which was running in 2nd position, with approximately 100 metres to run. DEZZIES DREAM then shifted inwards and took some time to straighten, she alleged. In the meantime, Miss Wynne had to stop riding ASPEN LASS and, as a result, the filly had “got off balance” and lost momentum, Miss Rae said. She referred to the margins of a neck and a head between 2nd and 4th.
It was established, from viewing video replays, that the interference took place between the 60 metres and just short of the finishing line.
Miss Wynne said that she had to stop riding for “a good three strides” and then had to balance her mount for a stride and get riding it again. By then, the damage had been done, she said. She submitted that DEZZIES DREAM had shifted in 2 or 3 horse widths and she had been forced to check off heels and “sit up”.
Mr Kirkland said all the runners were 3-year-olds and many were having only their 4th or 5th start. He submitted that the momentum of ASPEN LASS had not been halted at all. At no stage did it stop going forward. He submitted that the filly had every opportunity to get past DEZZIES DREAM. He said that his rider, Mr Lowry had reacted quickly and straightened his mount.
Mr Lowry stated that his mount had been quite green in the closing stages. She had “stepped in”, he acknowledged, but he believed that there was always a “marginal gap”. The filly had started to “flounder’ just short of the line and had changed legs. He said that he immediately pulled her back and ASPEN LASS did not appear to have lost any momentum, he submitted.
Mr Davidson, Stipendiary Steward, said that, in the opinion of the Stewards, there had been crowding to Miss Wynne’s mount for two strides. It was moot as to whether there was clear running at that point. He referred to the margins of a neck and a head and the fact that the interference had occurred in close proximity to the winning post. He left it to the Committee to determine whether ASPEN LASS had sufficient momentum to get past DEZZIES DREAM.
Reasons for Decision:
The Committee found that there had been interference, for 2-3 strides, by DEZZIES DREAM to ASPEN LASS, in the final 50-60 metres of the race, when the former shifted ground quite abruptly inwards, momentarily shortening the gap into which ASPEN LASS was improving, as a result of which Miss Wynne had to check her mount briefly, before Mr Lowry straightened DEZZIES DREAM.
Having made that finding, the Committee then had to determine whether, but for that interference, ASPEN LASS would have finished ahead of DEZZIES DREAM. In determining this, the Committee had regard to several factors, in particular, the margins of a neck and a head between the two runners at the finish, the distance from the finishing line that the interference took place, which was established to be 50-60 metres, and the Committee’s assessment of the finishing runs of the two runners involved.
Miss Rae and Miss Wynne referred to ASPEN LASS losing momentum as a result of having to be checked for a couple of strides in the final 50-60 metres. It was not apparent to the Committee that the filly had lost sufficient momentum to deny her beating DEZZIES DREAM for 2nd placing. That runner, while clearly tiring, ran the race out to hold 2nd placing by a neck (a significant margin) from the 3rd placed runner, while ASPEN LASS was a further head back in 4th placing.
The Committee was not satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that ASPEN LASS would have finished ahead of DEZZIES DREAM but for the interference to which we have referred.
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Following the running of Race 8, New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (Listed), an information instigating a protest was filed by Licensed Trainer (Class A), Miss T Rae, trainer of ASPEN LASS (S L Wynne), placed 4th by the judge, against DEZZIES DREAM (J R Lowry), placed 2nd by the judge, on the ground of “interference in the concluding stages”.
Present at the hearing were Stipendiary Steward, Mr M R Davidson, Miss Rae, Miss Wynne, Mr Kirkland (trainer of DEZZIES DREAM) and Mr Lowry.
Rule 642 provides as follows:
(1) If a placed horse or its Rider causes interference within the meaning of this Rule to another placed horse, and the Judicial Committee is of the opinion that the horse so interfered with would have finished ahead of the first mentioned horse had such interference not occurred, they may place the first mentioned horse immediately after the horse interfered with
The judge’s placings were:
1st 2 Windborne
2nd 1 Dezzies Dream
3rd 4 Princess Davone
4th 11 Aspen Lass
5th 8 Manamanaup
The official margins were 3 lengths, a neck and a head.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Miss Rae pointed out on video replays her horse, ASPEN LASS, “making good ground” on the rail in behind DEZZIES DREAM, which was running in 2nd position, with approximately 100 metres to run. DEZZIES DREAM then shifted inwards and took some time to straighten, she alleged. In the meantime, Miss Wynne had to stop riding ASPEN LASS and, as a result, the filly had “got off balance” and lost momentum, Miss Rae said. She referred to the margins of a neck and a head between 2nd and 4th.
It was established, from viewing video replays, that the interference took place between the 60 metres and just short of the finishing line.
Miss Wynne said that she had to stop riding for “a good three strides” and then had to balance her mount for a stride and get riding it again. By then, the damage had been done, she said. She submitted that DEZZIES DREAM had shifted in 2 or 3 horse widths and she had been forced to check off heels and “sit up”.
Mr Kirkland said all the runners were 3-year-olds and many were having only their 4th or 5th start. He submitted that the momentum of ASPEN LASS had not been halted at all. At no stage did it stop going forward. He submitted that the filly had every opportunity to get past DEZZIES DREAM. He said that his rider, Mr Lowry had reacted quickly and straightened his mount.
Mr Lowry stated that his mount had been quite green in the closing stages. She had “stepped in”, he acknowledged, but he believed that there was always a “marginal gap”. The filly had started to “flounder’ just short of the line and had changed legs. He said that he immediately pulled her back and ASPEN LASS did not appear to have lost any momentum, he submitted.
Mr Davidson, Stipendiary Steward, said that, in the opinion of the Stewards, there had been crowding to Miss Wynne’s mount for two strides. It was moot as to whether there was clear running at that point. He referred to the margins of a neck and a head and the fact that the interference had occurred in close proximity to the winning post. He left it to the Committee to determine whether ASPEN LASS had sufficient momentum to get past DEZZIES DREAM.
reasonsfordecision:
The Committee found that there had been interference, for 2-3 strides, by DEZZIES DREAM to ASPEN LASS, in the final 50-60 metres of the race, when the former shifted ground quite abruptly inwards, momentarily shortening the gap into which ASPEN LASS was improving, as a result of which Miss Wynne had to check her mount briefly, before Mr Lowry straightened DEZZIES DREAM.
Having made that finding, the Committee then had to determine whether, but for that interference, ASPEN LASS would have finished ahead of DEZZIES DREAM. In determining this, the Committee had regard to several factors, in particular, the margins of a neck and a head between the two runners at the finish, the distance from the finishing line that the interference took place, which was established to be 50-60 metres, and the Committee’s assessment of the finishing runs of the two runners involved.
Miss Rae and Miss Wynne referred to ASPEN LASS losing momentum as a result of having to be checked for a couple of strides in the final 50-60 metres. It was not apparent to the Committee that the filly had lost sufficient momentum to deny her beating DEZZIES DREAM for 2nd placing. That runner, while clearly tiring, ran the race out to hold 2nd placing by a neck (a significant margin) from the 3rd placed runner, while ASPEN LASS was a further head back in 4th placing.
The Committee was not satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that ASPEN LASS would have finished ahead of DEZZIES DREAM but for the interference to which we have referred.
Decision:
The protest was dismissed.
It was ordered that dividends and stakes be paid in accordance with the judge’s placings.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: 642(1)
Informant: Miss T Rae - Licensed Trainer (Class A)
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Otherperson:
PersonPresent: Mr R M Davidson - Stipendiary Steward, Miss S L Wynne - Rider of ASPEN LASS, Mr J R Lowry - Rider of DEZZIES DREAM
Respondent: Mr S J Kirkland - Holder of Permit to Train (Class B)
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