Canterbury R 22 June 2019 – R 2 – Chair, Mr R McKenzie
ID: JCA12414
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Canterbury Racing - 22 June 2019
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
GClapp
Race Date:
2019/06/22
Race Number:
R2
Decision:
Mr Hong having admitted the breach, the charge was found proved.
Penalty:
Mr Hong’s Apprentice Jockey’s Licence (Class B) is suspended for a period from after the conclusion of racing today, up to and including 10 July 2019 – 9 national riding days.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 2, Commodore Hotel & Taggart Earthmoving Maiden, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr J M McLaughlin, against Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B), Mr B B Hong, alleging that Mr Hong, as the rider of MOUNT HERCULES in the race, “permitted his mount to shift ground outwards when not sufficiently clear of NAZARE (J R Lowry) which was checked passing the 400 metres”.
Mr Hong had signed the Statement by the Respondent on the information form indicating that he admitted the breach. Mr Hong was present at the hearing of the information and he confirmed that the breach was admitted. He was assisted at the hearing by Apprentice Jockey Mentor, Mr D M Walsh.
Rule 638 provides as follows:
(1) A Rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be:
(d) careless.
Mr McLaughlin had Stipendiary Steward, Mr D M Wadley, show rear-on, side-on and head-on video replays video replays of the incident with approximately 400 metres to run. He pointed out MOUNT HERCULES, ridden by Mr Hong, and Mr Lowry’s mount, NAZAR, to its outside, racing towards the rear as the field approached the home turn.
Mr Wadley then showed that Mr Hong attempted to make an outwards movement and, in doing so, had taken the line of Mr Lowry’s mount. Mr Lowry was forced to check his mount as a consequence, Mr Wadley said.
Mr Walsh said that it was “pretty obvious” what had happened, but submitted that Mr Hong’s mount had raced very greenly throughout the race and had done “quite a bit wrong”, giving Mr Hong quite a difficult ride.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr McLaughlin said that Mr Hong’s record shows three suspensions in the past 12 months – on 30 December 2018 at Kurow (6 days), on 26 January 2019 at Riccarton (6 days) and on 14 March 2019 at Ashburton (9 days).
Stewards see this breach as being in the mid-range, Mr McLaughlin said. At no stage did Mr Hong attempt to “come off” Mr Lowry, knowing that Mr Lowry was there. The submission of Stewards was that a term of suspension be imposed and that term of suspension should be 8 days, Mr McLaughlin said.
Mr Walsh told the Committee that Mr Hong has had 142 rides to date this season and had 117 in the 2017/2018 season. However, Mr Walsh accepted that Mr Hong had received a number of suspensions. This needed to be worked on, Mr Walsh said.
Mr Hong said that any term of suspension could start after today’s meeting.
Reasons for Penalty:
The Committee is of the view that the breach, in this case, is in the mid-range, as submitted by Mr McLaughlin. Mr Hong had been looking for racing room for his mount and he shifted out placing pressure on Mr Lowry’s mount and maintained that pressure for a considerable distance until, eventually, Mr Lowry was forced to ease out of it.
The starting point under the Penalty Guide for a mid-range careless riding breach is an 8 national ridings days suspension. The Committee regards Mr Hong’s record as being an aggravating factor. His record is not good, this being his 4th breach of the careless riding rule in less than 6 months. For his most recent breach, on 14 March last, Mr Hong received a 9 days suspension for a mid-range breach. The Judicial Committee, on that occasion, regarded Mr Hong’s record as being an aggravating factor. This Committee has uplifted the Penalty Guide starting point by 2 days, to 10 days, for Mr Hong’s record.
However, Mr Hong is entitled to a discount for his frank admission of the breach and this discount the Committee fixes at 1 day.
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hearing_title: Canterbury R 22 June 2019 - R 2 - Chair, Mr R McKenzie
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facts:
Following the running of Race 2, Commodore Hotel & Taggart Earthmoving Maiden, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr J M McLaughlin, against Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B), Mr B B Hong, alleging that Mr Hong, as the rider of MOUNT HERCULES in the race, “permitted his mount to shift ground outwards when not sufficiently clear of NAZARE (J R Lowry) which was checked passing the 400 metres”.
Mr Hong had signed the Statement by the Respondent on the information form indicating that he admitted the breach. Mr Hong was present at the hearing of the information and he confirmed that the breach was admitted. He was assisted at the hearing by Apprentice Jockey Mentor, Mr D M Walsh.
Rule 638 provides as follows:
(1) A Rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be:
(d) careless.
Mr McLaughlin had Stipendiary Steward, Mr D M Wadley, show rear-on, side-on and head-on video replays video replays of the incident with approximately 400 metres to run. He pointed out MOUNT HERCULES, ridden by Mr Hong, and Mr Lowry’s mount, NAZAR, to its outside, racing towards the rear as the field approached the home turn.
Mr Wadley then showed that Mr Hong attempted to make an outwards movement and, in doing so, had taken the line of Mr Lowry’s mount. Mr Lowry was forced to check his mount as a consequence, Mr Wadley said.
Mr Walsh said that it was “pretty obvious” what had happened, but submitted that Mr Hong’s mount had raced very greenly throughout the race and had done “quite a bit wrong”, giving Mr Hong quite a difficult ride.
appealdecision:
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submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
Mr Hong having admitted the breach, the charge was found proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr McLaughlin said that Mr Hong’s record shows three suspensions in the past 12 months – on 30 December 2018 at Kurow (6 days), on 26 January 2019 at Riccarton (6 days) and on 14 March 2019 at Ashburton (9 days).
Stewards see this breach as being in the mid-range, Mr McLaughlin said. At no stage did Mr Hong attempt to “come off” Mr Lowry, knowing that Mr Lowry was there. The submission of Stewards was that a term of suspension be imposed and that term of suspension should be 8 days, Mr McLaughlin said.
Mr Walsh told the Committee that Mr Hong has had 142 rides to date this season and had 117 in the 2017/2018 season. However, Mr Walsh accepted that Mr Hong had received a number of suspensions. This needed to be worked on, Mr Walsh said.
Mr Hong said that any term of suspension could start after today’s meeting.
reasonsforpenalty:
The Committee is of the view that the breach, in this case, is in the mid-range, as submitted by Mr McLaughlin. Mr Hong had been looking for racing room for his mount and he shifted out placing pressure on Mr Lowry’s mount and maintained that pressure for a considerable distance until, eventually, Mr Lowry was forced to ease out of it.
The starting point under the Penalty Guide for a mid-range careless riding breach is an 8 national ridings days suspension. The Committee regards Mr Hong’s record as being an aggravating factor. His record is not good, this being his 4th breach of the careless riding rule in less than 6 months. For his most recent breach, on 14 March last, Mr Hong received a 9 days suspension for a mid-range breach. The Judicial Committee, on that occasion, regarded Mr Hong’s record as being an aggravating factor. This Committee has uplifted the Penalty Guide starting point by 2 days, to 10 days, for Mr Hong’s record.
However, Mr Hong is entitled to a discount for his frank admission of the breach and this discount the Committee fixes at 1 day.
penalty:
Mr Hong’s Apprentice Jockey’s Licence (Class B) is suspended for a period from after the conclusion of racing today, up to and including 10 July 2019 – 9 national riding days.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 638(1)(d)
Informant: J M McLaughlin, Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: B B Hong, Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B)
Otherperson: D M Walsh, Apprentice Jockey Mentor, D M Wadley, Stipendiary Steward
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