Egmont RC 13 October 2018 – R 8 – Chair, Mr P Williams
ID: JCA12207
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Egmont RC - 13 October 2018
Meet Chair:
PWilliams
Meet Committee Member 1:
TBird
Race Date:
2018/10/13
Race Number:
R8
Decision:
Penalty:
Mr Riddell is suspended from the close of racing on Wednesday 17 October 2018 to the close of racing on Friday 3 November 2018 and is also fined the sum of $500.
Facts:
Following the running of race 8, the “Rich Hill Stud Taranaki Breeders Stakes”, Information A12252 was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr Goodwin under Rule 638(1)(d). The Information stated “in that jockey J Riddell allowed his mount “Nicoletta” to shift outwards over the final stages into the line of “Heni” which was checked”.
Mr Riddell signed the Information stating he admitted the breach and at the beginning of the hearing confirmed that was correct and that he understood the Rule under which he was charged.
Rule 638 (1) (d) states “A rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be .....careless”.
Using the available films from approximately the 150m mark Mr Goodwin identified Mr Riddell racing 2 off the rail leading the race with “Heni” ridden by Ms Myers slightly behind him and to his outside. Mr Goodwin said as the horses passed the 100m mark “Nicoletta” was being ridden with vigour by Mr Riddell and commenced to drift outwards – he estimated 4-5 horse widths – which resulted in Ms Myers being forced to check her horse approximately 3 strides from the finish line. He said “Nicoletta” won the race and “Heni” finished fourth and, after talking to Ms Myers immediately after the race, said she told him she did not believe the interference she received had cost her finishing in a better placing as the horses that finished second and third had her measure close to the line. Mr Goodwin asked the Committee to make their own mind up on that matter when coming to a decision on penalty.
Mr Riddell said “Heni” was laying in on “Nicoletta” prior to the incident occurring and in any event had come to the end of its run. He admitted he had drifted out – he believed no more than four horse widths - and inconvenienced “Heni”, adding that this outwards movement of “Nicoletta” had not cost “Heni” finishing in a higher placing. He summarised it as a “minor check” on a beaten horse.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Goodwin said the race today was a Group 3 Race for a stake of $80,000. He said Mr Riddell’s riding record was not good over the last 12 months with his last two suspensions occurring in the same Race at Hastings on 1 September 2018.
At that point Mr Riddell said it wasn’t necessary for his record to be read out as he conceded it was not good.
When told by the Chairman it was important to have the correct information to assist in determining the penalty to be imposed today, as the record held by the JCA was not the “official record” of his suspensions, he again said it wasn’t necessary for all the penalties to be detailed. Mr Goodwin said it was the view of the Stewards that the severity of the interference to “Heni” was in the mid range of carelessness and that a period of suspension was an appropriate penalty. Under questioning from the Committee, he did not indicate a specific number of days.
Mr Riddell said the severity of the interference was only at the low range and reiterated that in his view he had checked a tiring horse. He also emphasised that he was not a rider who deliberately “took other riders out”. When asked what commitments he had in the coming seven days he said he had confirmed rides at Te Aroha on Wednesday 17 0ctober 2018 but as the deadline for confirmation of riders had not closed he said he wanted to get off the horses he was already down to ride. Mr Goodwin said he objected to that as Mr Riddell was already showing on the “Love Racing” website as the declared rider for a number of runners that day.
Reasons for Penalty:
The Committee has reviewed the side-on and head-on films of the race from the 150m mark with the latter providing a very clear view of the incident. At that point “Nicoletta” was under a hard ride and it is clear, when viewing the head-on film in particular, that Mr Riddell has moved out at least 4 horse widths in the final 100m which has resulted in a check to “Heni” just short of the finish line. The Committee notes the comments of Ms Myers who said she did not believe the check cost her finishing in a better place. We do not believe it can be said with certainty that Ms Myers would have finished closer than fourth but also do not agree with Mr Riddell that a mitigating factor is that “Heni” was a beaten horse when it was checked. Put simply, Ms Myers was entitled to a clear run to the line and she was denied that run by the actions of Mr Riddell. We also do not agree with Mr Riddell that “Heni” was laying in on “Nicoletta” over the final 100m of the Race.
Whilst Mr Riddell has admitted the breach, the head-on film is so conclusive that had he not done so (although clearly entitled to) would have been somewhat surprising.
We note that todays race was at Group 3 level for a stake of $80,00 and won by “Nicoletta” and that the status of the race is an added factor when considering the penalty to be imposed.
We now turn to the issue of Mr Riddell’s record and note and agree with his own admittance that it is not good. This is Mr Riddell’s 8th breach of the careless riding Rule in the last 12 months with all the breaches occurring in calendar 2018. None of the previous 7 breaches have been in Group or Listed races. Mr Riddell’s last two suspensions were for two breaches of the Rule in the same race at Hastings on 1 September 2018 which resulted in him being suspended for a total of 16 national riding days. His breach prior to that was in May 2018 when he was suspended for 8 national riding days. In total, the 7 previous breaches have seen him suspended for a total of 46 national riding days.
The Committee believes the severity of the breach is in the mid-range but would have been higher had we come to the view that Ms Myers’ chances of finishing higher than fourth had been affected. The starting point penalty is therefore a suspension of 8 national riding days. Given the status of the race and the $80,000 stake we have decided to increase that starting point by 2 days and also impose an additional penalty of a fine of $500. The final matter to consider is the repeated transgressions by Mr Riddell and we believe a heavier penalty that those previously imposed on him is both justified and necessary. For that reason, we add a further two national riding days to the penalty which means the total penalty to be imposed on this occasion is one of 12 national riding days and a fine of $500.
Mr Riddell’s request to commence the suspension after racing today is not approved as he already has confirmed commitments to ride at Te Aroha on Wednesday 17 October 2018.
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Following the running of race 8, the “Rich Hill Stud Taranaki Breeders Stakes”, Information A12252 was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr Goodwin under Rule 638(1)(d). The Information stated “in that jockey J Riddell allowed his mount “Nicoletta” to shift outwards over the final stages into the line of “Heni” which was checked”.
Mr Riddell signed the Information stating he admitted the breach and at the beginning of the hearing confirmed that was correct and that he understood the Rule under which he was charged.
Rule 638 (1) (d) states “A rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be .....careless”.
Using the available films from approximately the 150m mark Mr Goodwin identified Mr Riddell racing 2 off the rail leading the race with “Heni” ridden by Ms Myers slightly behind him and to his outside. Mr Goodwin said as the horses passed the 100m mark “Nicoletta” was being ridden with vigour by Mr Riddell and commenced to drift outwards – he estimated 4-5 horse widths – which resulted in Ms Myers being forced to check her horse approximately 3 strides from the finish line. He said “Nicoletta” won the race and “Heni” finished fourth and, after talking to Ms Myers immediately after the race, said she told him she did not believe the interference she received had cost her finishing in a better placing as the horses that finished second and third had her measure close to the line. Mr Goodwin asked the Committee to make their own mind up on that matter when coming to a decision on penalty.
Mr Riddell said “Heni” was laying in on “Nicoletta” prior to the incident occurring and in any event had come to the end of its run. He admitted he had drifted out – he believed no more than four horse widths - and inconvenienced “Heni”, adding that this outwards movement of “Nicoletta” had not cost “Heni” finishing in a higher placing. He summarised it as a “minor check” on a beaten horse.
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Mr Goodwin said the race today was a Group 3 Race for a stake of $80,000. He said Mr Riddell’s riding record was not good over the last 12 months with his last two suspensions occurring in the same Race at Hastings on 1 September 2018.
At that point Mr Riddell said it wasn’t necessary for his record to be read out as he conceded it was not good.
When told by the Chairman it was important to have the correct information to assist in determining the penalty to be imposed today, as the record held by the JCA was not the “official record” of his suspensions, he again said it wasn’t necessary for all the penalties to be detailed. Mr Goodwin said it was the view of the Stewards that the severity of the interference to “Heni” was in the mid range of carelessness and that a period of suspension was an appropriate penalty. Under questioning from the Committee, he did not indicate a specific number of days.
Mr Riddell said the severity of the interference was only at the low range and reiterated that in his view he had checked a tiring horse. He also emphasised that he was not a rider who deliberately “took other riders out”. When asked what commitments he had in the coming seven days he said he had confirmed rides at Te Aroha on Wednesday 17 0ctober 2018 but as the deadline for confirmation of riders had not closed he said he wanted to get off the horses he was already down to ride. Mr Goodwin said he objected to that as Mr Riddell was already showing on the “Love Racing” website as the declared rider for a number of runners that day.
reasonsforpenalty:
The Committee has reviewed the side-on and head-on films of the race from the 150m mark with the latter providing a very clear view of the incident. At that point “Nicoletta” was under a hard ride and it is clear, when viewing the head-on film in particular, that Mr Riddell has moved out at least 4 horse widths in the final 100m which has resulted in a check to “Heni” just short of the finish line. The Committee notes the comments of Ms Myers who said she did not believe the check cost her finishing in a better place. We do not believe it can be said with certainty that Ms Myers would have finished closer than fourth but also do not agree with Mr Riddell that a mitigating factor is that “Heni” was a beaten horse when it was checked. Put simply, Ms Myers was entitled to a clear run to the line and she was denied that run by the actions of Mr Riddell. We also do not agree with Mr Riddell that “Heni” was laying in on “Nicoletta” over the final 100m of the Race.
Whilst Mr Riddell has admitted the breach, the head-on film is so conclusive that had he not done so (although clearly entitled to) would have been somewhat surprising.
We note that todays race was at Group 3 level for a stake of $80,00 and won by “Nicoletta” and that the status of the race is an added factor when considering the penalty to be imposed.
We now turn to the issue of Mr Riddell’s record and note and agree with his own admittance that it is not good. This is Mr Riddell’s 8th breach of the careless riding Rule in the last 12 months with all the breaches occurring in calendar 2018. None of the previous 7 breaches have been in Group or Listed races. Mr Riddell’s last two suspensions were for two breaches of the Rule in the same race at Hastings on 1 September 2018 which resulted in him being suspended for a total of 16 national riding days. His breach prior to that was in May 2018 when he was suspended for 8 national riding days. In total, the 7 previous breaches have seen him suspended for a total of 46 national riding days.
The Committee believes the severity of the breach is in the mid-range but would have been higher had we come to the view that Ms Myers’ chances of finishing higher than fourth had been affected. The starting point penalty is therefore a suspension of 8 national riding days. Given the status of the race and the $80,000 stake we have decided to increase that starting point by 2 days and also impose an additional penalty of a fine of $500. The final matter to consider is the repeated transgressions by Mr Riddell and we believe a heavier penalty that those previously imposed on him is both justified and necessary. For that reason, we add a further two national riding days to the penalty which means the total penalty to be imposed on this occasion is one of 12 national riding days and a fine of $500.
Mr Riddell’s request to commence the suspension after racing today is not approved as he already has confirmed commitments to ride at Te Aroha on Wednesday 17 October 2018.
penalty:
Mr Riddell is suspended from the close of racing on Wednesday 17 October 2018 to the close of racing on Friday 3 November 2018 and is also fined the sum of $500.
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