Forbury Park TC 8 March 2012 – R 7
ID: JCA16020
Meet Title:
Forbury Park TC - 8 March 2012
Meet Chair:
GHall
Meet Committee Member 1:
DSteel
Race Date:
2012/03/08
Race Number:
R 7
Decision:
Mr Trainor admitted the breach, which we thus find proved.
Penalty:
We impose a fine of $300 and remind the respondent of his obligations under r 869(2)(a). The fact the horse is responding to his urgings, as we told him when he appeared before us last month, is not a reason to breach the rule.
Charge:
Mr Wallis, stipendiary steward, alleged that Mr J Trainor (DONEGAL DELIGHT) used his whip excessively over the final stages.
Facts:
Mr Wallis demonstrated on the videos that from when the field turned for home to the finish the respondent used his whip some 22 to 24 times. The horse finished sixth. Mr Wallis acknowledged that 2 or 3 of the strikes included flicks through the tail but said there were simply too many strikes.
Mr Orange, who assisted Mr Trainor, emphasised that DONEGAL DELIGHT was a lazy horse that only responds to the whip. He said the strikes were not brutal and that the respondent might have been better to have hit the horse harder but less often. The respondent said he thought he had the opportunity of running 3rd and had simply lost count of the number of strikes. He also emphasised the strikes were not forceful.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Wallis produced the respondent’s record, which showed a breach of this rule at Waikouaiti last month. He submitted a fine of $300 was appropriate despite the fact that the Penalty Guide suggested a starting point of $500.
Mr Trainor asked for a fine as low as was appropriate and said he preferred not to be suspended.
Reasons for Penalty:
We accept the breach is not top end. We counted at least 22 strikes up the straight. The respondent has clearly not used forceful strikes; there has simply been too many.
The Penalty Guide recommends a starting point of 10 drives or $500 for a second offence. We take this as a starting point and give credit for the fact Mr Trainor is a relatively inexperienced junior driver, and his open and honest admission of the breach.
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hearing_title: Forbury Park TC 8 March 2012 - R 7
charge:
Mr Wallis, stipendiary steward, alleged that Mr J Trainor (DONEGAL DELIGHT) used his whip excessively over the final stages.
facts:
Mr Wallis demonstrated on the videos that from when the field turned for home to the finish the respondent used his whip some 22 to 24 times. The horse finished sixth. Mr Wallis acknowledged that 2 or 3 of the strikes included flicks through the tail but said there were simply too many strikes.
Mr Orange, who assisted Mr Trainor, emphasised that DONEGAL DELIGHT was a lazy horse that only responds to the whip. He said the strikes were not brutal and that the respondent might have been better to have hit the horse harder but less often. The respondent said he thought he had the opportunity of running 3rd and had simply lost count of the number of strikes. He also emphasised the strikes were not forceful.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
Mr Trainor admitted the breach, which we thus find proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Wallis produced the respondent’s record, which showed a breach of this rule at Waikouaiti last month. He submitted a fine of $300 was appropriate despite the fact that the Penalty Guide suggested a starting point of $500.
Mr Trainor asked for a fine as low as was appropriate and said he preferred not to be suspended.
reasonsforpenalty:
We accept the breach is not top end. We counted at least 22 strikes up the straight. The respondent has clearly not used forceful strikes; there has simply been too many.
The Penalty Guide recommends a starting point of 10 drives or $500 for a second offence. We take this as a starting point and give credit for the fact Mr Trainor is a relatively inexperienced junior driver, and his open and honest admission of the breach.
penalty:
We impose a fine of $300 and remind the respondent of his obligations under r 869(2)(a). The fact the horse is responding to his urgings, as we told him when he appeared before us last month, is not a reason to breach the rule.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 869(2)(a)
Informant: Mr S Wallis - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr J Trainor - Junior Driver
Otherperson: Mr B Orange - Licensed Driver supporting Mr Trainor
PersonPresent:
Respondent:
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