Foxton RC – 7 June 2010 – R 6
ID: JCA18400
Code:
Thoroughbred
Hearing Type (Code):
thoroughbred-racing
Meet Title:
Foxton RC - 7 June 2010
Meet Chair:
tom
Meet Committee Member 1:
tom
Meet Committee Member 2:
tom
Race Date:
2010/06/07
Race Number:
R 6
Decision: --
RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISION
--Informant: Mr R Neal - Stipendiary Steward
--Defendant: Mr J Walsh
--Information No: 65100
--Meeting: Foxton Racing Club
--Date: 07 June 2010
--Venue: Foxton
--Race: 6
--Rule No: 638 (1)(d)
--Judicial Committee: Paul Williams, Chairman – Nicki Moffatt, Committee Member
--Plea: Admitted
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CHARGES:
--Following the running of race 6, information 65100 was filed by Stipendiary Steward Mr R Neal against Mr J Walsh alleging a breach of rule 638(1)(d). The information stated that “J Walsh permitted his mount SANRIBA to shift out in the home straight causing crowding to PLAYBOY which had to check”.
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Rule 638(1)(d) states “A rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be .....careless”
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Mr Walsh indicated the breach of the rule was admitted and also that he understood the charge and the rule it was laid under.
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FACTS:
--Mr Neal said that on straightening up for the run home all horses were racing towards the outside of the track. Mr Walsh was approximately 1 length in front of PLAYBOY (L Hemi) when he shifted outwards causing crowding to Ms Hemi who had to take hold and steady her mount and change ground inwards as a result of which she lost her momentum. Mr Neal said Ms Hemi was denied a clear line of running that she was entitled to. He said Mr Walsh’s horse was hanging out but he was riding with the whip and pushing forward in an attempt to secure the best ground for the run to the line – the track was rated a heavy 11.
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Mr Walsh said there was no doubt he had shifted ground. He confirmed his horse had been hanging throughout the race and that its action in front didn’t feel quite right and as a result he had not gone for the stick as early as he would have liked. He also thought that TOMSK racing on the outside of Ms Hemi had also moved in slightly at the same time as he had moved outwards. He said he was riding the favourite and was trying to “look after the punter” and thought the incident was at the low end of careless.
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SUBMISSIONS ON PENALTY:
--Mr Neal said the stipendiary stewards considered Mr Walsh to be a North Island rider who had not breached the careless riding rule in the previous 12 months and even though he only normally rode at weekends his record was good. He did not believe the interference was at the high end but it did occur in the home straight. He also said he did not believe the rider of TOMSK had contributed to the crowding to Ms Hemi. He submitted that the stewards believed a penalty at the minimum end of the scale was appropriate.
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Mr Walsh was invited to make his submissions on penalty. He said he normally only rode at the weekend and would prefer a suspension to a fine and did not want to seek a deferment of a suspension should he be given one.
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REASONS:
--In coming to a decision on penalty the Committee has considered the films of the incident from three angles, Mr Walsh’s excellent riding record and his admission of the breach. We have noted that his horse was hanging out at the time he shifted across Ms Hemi but he did continue to push forward riding with the whip when not the required distance clear and in doing so denied Ms Hemi her rightful running line. We agree with the stipendiary stewards that the breach of the rule was at the lower end of careless.
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PENALTY:
--The Committee have decided a period of suspension is appropriate in this case and Mr Walsh is suspended from the close of racing today - 07 June 2010 - to the close of racing on Thursday 17 June 2010 – effectively 4 North Island riding days. This does not include Matamata on 9 June as riders for that meeting have already been declared and Mr Walsh would not have ridden at that meeting.
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Paul Williams Nicki Moffatt
--Chair Committee Member
--65100
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Decision:
--RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISION
--Informant: Mr R Neal - Stipendiary Steward
--Defendant: Mr J Walsh
--Information No: 65100
--Meeting: Foxton Racing Club
--Date: 07 June 2010
--Venue: Foxton
--Race: 6
--Rule No: 638 (1)(d)
--Judicial Committee: Paul Williams, Chairman – Nicki Moffatt, Committee Member
--Plea: Admitted
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CHARGES:
--Following the running of race 6, information 65100 was filed by Stipendiary Steward Mr R Neal against Mr J Walsh alleging a breach of rule 638(1)(d). The information stated that “J Walsh permitted his mount SANRIBA to shift out in the home straight causing crowding to PLAYBOY which had to check”.
----
Rule 638(1)(d) states “A rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be .....careless”
----
Mr Walsh indicated the breach of the rule was admitted and also that he understood the charge and the rule it was laid under.
----
FACTS:
--Mr Neal said that on straightening up for the run home all horses were racing towards the outside of the track. Mr Walsh was approximately 1 length in front of PLAYBOY (L Hemi) when he shifted outwards causing crowding to Ms Hemi who had to take hold and steady her mount and change ground inwards as a result of which she lost her momentum. Mr Neal said Ms Hemi was denied a clear line of running that she was entitled to. He said Mr Walsh’s horse was hanging out but he was riding with the whip and pushing forward in an attempt to secure the best ground for the run to the line – the track was rated a heavy 11.
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Mr Walsh said there was no doubt he had shifted ground. He confirmed his horse had been hanging throughout the race and that its action in front didn’t feel quite right and as a result he had not gone for the stick as early as he would have liked. He also thought that TOMSK racing on the outside of Ms Hemi had also moved in slightly at the same time as he had moved outwards. He said he was riding the favourite and was trying to “look after the punter” and thought the incident was at the low end of careless.
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SUBMISSIONS ON PENALTY:
--Mr Neal said the stipendiary stewards considered Mr Walsh to be a North Island rider who had not breached the careless riding rule in the previous 12 months and even though he only normally rode at weekends his record was good. He did not believe the interference was at the high end but it did occur in the home straight. He also said he did not believe the rider of TOMSK had contributed to the crowding to Ms Hemi. He submitted that the stewards believed a penalty at the minimum end of the scale was appropriate.
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Mr Walsh was invited to make his submissions on penalty. He said he normally only rode at the weekend and would prefer a suspension to a fine and did not want to seek a deferment of a suspension should he be given one.
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REASONS:
--In coming to a decision on penalty the Committee has considered the films of the incident from three angles, Mr Walsh’s excellent riding record and his admission of the breach. We have noted that his horse was hanging out at the time he shifted across Ms Hemi but he did continue to push forward riding with the whip when not the required distance clear and in doing so denied Ms Hemi her rightful running line. We agree with the stipendiary stewards that the breach of the rule was at the lower end of careless.
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PENALTY:
--The Committee have decided a period of suspension is appropriate in this case and Mr Walsh is suspended from the close of racing today - 07 June 2010 - to the close of racing on Thursday 17 June 2010 – effectively 4 North Island riding days. This does not include Matamata on 9 June as riders for that meeting have already been declared and Mr Walsh would not have ridden at that meeting.
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--
Paul Williams Nicki Moffatt
--Chair Committee Member
--65100
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