Counties RC – 20 September 2009 – Race 8
ID: JCA22093
Code:
Thoroughbred
Hearing Type (Code):
thoroughbred-racing
Meet Title:
Counties RC - 20 September 2009
Race Date:
2009/09/20
Race Number:
Race 8
Decision:
Following Race 8 Stipendiary Steward Mr A Coles made a request for a ruling under rule 865 A which reads:
--If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee , a horse which does not finish in a dividend bearing position was prevented from taking an effective part in a race owing to the mechanical failure of starting stalls, or is denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse (but not where the horse is slow away by its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such horse to be a non-starter and may make such order regarding betting as provided for in the NZRB Betting Rules.
--The information stated: Gallions Reach gate was slow to open.
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Following Race 8 Stipendiary Steward Mr A Coles made a request for a ruling under rule 865 A which reads:
--If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee , a horse which does not finish in a dividend bearing position was prevented from taking an effective part in a race owing to the mechanical failure of starting stalls, or is denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse (but not where the horse is slow away by its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such horse to be a non-starter and may make such order regarding betting as provided for in the NZRB Betting Rules.
--The information stated: Gallions Reach gate was slow to open.
--Present at the hearing were the official starter, Mr G.Phillips and Miss S.Spratt, rider of Gallions Reach.
--Mr Coles demonstrated the incident by showing the head on view of the film at slow motion which clearly identified Gallions Reach gate was slow to open by approximately 2 lengths. The side on video confirmed that the horse was at least 2 lengths behind the rest of the field at the start.
--Miss Spratt informed the committee she believed the gate was slow to open and it cost her 2 lengths. She said the horse had to push the gate open.
--Mr Phillips stated he was aware that Gallions Reach was slow to begin, but didn’t see it happen due to his position at the start.
--The Committee was left in no doubt that there was a mechanical failure of the starting gate which resulted in Gallions Reach been denied a fair start. We believed the chances of Gallions Reach were materially prejudiced and therefore declared the horse a non- starter.
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A Dooley D Johnstone
CHAIR Committee Member
40602
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Decision:
Following Race 8 Stipendiary Steward Mr A Coles made a request for a ruling under rule 865 A which reads:
--If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee , a horse which does not finish in a dividend bearing position was prevented from taking an effective part in a race owing to the mechanical failure of starting stalls, or is denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse (but not where the horse is slow away by its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such horse to be a non-starter and may make such order regarding betting as provided for in the NZRB Betting Rules.
--The information stated: Gallions Reach gate was slow to open.
--
Following Race 8 Stipendiary Steward Mr A Coles made a request for a ruling under rule 865 A which reads:
--If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee , a horse which does not finish in a dividend bearing position was prevented from taking an effective part in a race owing to the mechanical failure of starting stalls, or is denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse (but not where the horse is slow away by its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such horse to be a non-starter and may make such order regarding betting as provided for in the NZRB Betting Rules.
--The information stated: Gallions Reach gate was slow to open.
--Present at the hearing were the official starter, Mr G.Phillips and Miss S.Spratt, rider of Gallions Reach.
--Mr Coles demonstrated the incident by showing the head on view of the film at slow motion which clearly identified Gallions Reach gate was slow to open by approximately 2 lengths. The side on video confirmed that the horse was at least 2 lengths behind the rest of the field at the start.
--Miss Spratt informed the committee she believed the gate was slow to open and it cost her 2 lengths. She said the horse had to push the gate open.
--Mr Phillips stated he was aware that Gallions Reach was slow to begin, but didn’t see it happen due to his position at the start.
--The Committee was left in no doubt that there was a mechanical failure of the starting gate which resulted in Gallions Reach been denied a fair start. We believed the chances of Gallions Reach were materially prejudiced and therefore declared the horse a non- starter.
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A Dooley D Johnstone
CHAIR Committee Member
40602
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