Forbury Park TC 9 December 2016 – R 5 – Chair, Prof G Hall
ID: JCA16446
Meet Title:
Forbury Park TC - 9 December 2016
Meet Chair:
GHall
Meet Committee Member 1:
PKnowles
Race Date:
2016/12/09
Race Number:
R 5
Decision:
Mr Campbell has admitted the breach. We thus find the breach proved.
Penalty:
Mr Campbell is fined the sum of $250 and is reminded of his obligations under the Rules of Harness Racing.
Facts:
Mr Wallis, Stipendiary Steward, alleged that Mr Campbell (REALLY DESIRABLE) used his whip excessively in the home straight.
Mr Wallis demonstrated on the videos that the respondent had used his whip 11 times in the final 400 metres. Five strikes with the whip were interspersed with the rein through the tail and 6 more were free of the rein. There was a brief pause after 5 of the strikes and then there were another 6. Some strikes on this second occasion were fairly forceful.
Mr Ferguson emphasised it was a tight finish with close margins and Mr Campbell had been getting the best from his horse. He had finished fifth. Mr Campbell accepted there were 11 strikes after the 400 metres and emphasised he had broken up his action.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Wallis submitted that a fine of $300 was appropriate. He said the respondent was a junior driver with an excellent record. He had had 42 drives prior to tonight.
Mr Campbell emphasised it was a blanket finish and he was just over the 10 strikes. He said he was just starting out in the industry and asked for a fine rather than a suspension. He said he found it difficult to get drives.
Reasons for Penalty:
Mr Campbell is correct when he says it was a blanket finish and he was only one over the allowable number of strikes. However, we do not reduce the $500 JCA starting point for this factor. We view the breach to be at the low end of mid range. The number of strikes is low, the reins were used through the tail, and there was a brief pause, but some of the strikes after this time were quite forceful.
We give credit of $100 each of the mitigating factors of the admission of the breach and the respondent’s record, which is excellent. That would take us to a penalty of a fine of $300. We give a further discount of $50, however, for the fact that although Mr Campbell has been driving for 13 months, this is the first time he has been before the JCA.
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newcharge: Excessive use of the whip
plea: admitted
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decisiondate: 12/12/2016
hearing_title: Forbury Park TC 9 December 2016 - R 5 - Chair, Prof G Hall
charge:
facts:
Mr Wallis, Stipendiary Steward, alleged that Mr Campbell (REALLY DESIRABLE) used his whip excessively in the home straight.
Mr Wallis demonstrated on the videos that the respondent had used his whip 11 times in the final 400 metres. Five strikes with the whip were interspersed with the rein through the tail and 6 more were free of the rein. There was a brief pause after 5 of the strikes and then there were another 6. Some strikes on this second occasion were fairly forceful.
Mr Ferguson emphasised it was a tight finish with close margins and Mr Campbell had been getting the best from his horse. He had finished fifth. Mr Campbell accepted there were 11 strikes after the 400 metres and emphasised he had broken up his action.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
Mr Campbell has admitted the breach. We thus find the breach proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Wallis submitted that a fine of $300 was appropriate. He said the respondent was a junior driver with an excellent record. He had had 42 drives prior to tonight.
Mr Campbell emphasised it was a blanket finish and he was just over the 10 strikes. He said he was just starting out in the industry and asked for a fine rather than a suspension. He said he found it difficult to get drives.
reasonsforpenalty:
Mr Campbell is correct when he says it was a blanket finish and he was only one over the allowable number of strikes. However, we do not reduce the $500 JCA starting point for this factor. We view the breach to be at the low end of mid range. The number of strikes is low, the reins were used through the tail, and there was a brief pause, but some of the strikes after this time were quite forceful.
We give credit of $100 each of the mitigating factors of the admission of the breach and the respondent’s record, which is excellent. That would take us to a penalty of a fine of $300. We give a further discount of $50, however, for the fact that although Mr Campbell has been driving for 13 months, this is the first time he has been before the JCA.
penalty:
Mr Campbell is fined the sum of $250 and is reminded of his obligations under the Rules of Harness Racing.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 869(2)(a)
Informant: Mr S W Wallis - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr J Campbell - Junior Horseman
Otherperson: Mr C Ferguson - assisting Mr Campbell
PersonPresent:
Respondent:
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