Manawatu RC 13 December 2014 – R 7
ID: JCA14501
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Manawatu RC - 13 December 2014
Meet Chair:
NMoffatt
Meet Committee Member 1:
TCastles
Race Date:
2014/12/13
Race Number:
R 7
Decision:
As Mr Riddell admitted the breach we found the charge proved.
Penalty:
The Committee questioned Mr Riddell on whether he would be riding at Ashburton on the 19th December. He confirmed that he would be, as he intended taking his children down South to see their grandparents. Mr Goodwin said it was unusual for Mr Riddell to ride in the South Island, outside of the major carnivals, and suggested we seek clarification from his agent. Mr Brent Wall told us that Mr Riddell was intending to ride the horses MOUNT DIFFICULTY and ASSERTIVE for Ms Latta at the Ashburton meeting.
Therefore taking into account upcoming riding commitments Mr Riddell is suspended from the close of racing on Sunday December 14th up to and including racing on Saturday December 20th. This is in effect a four days suspension but we note that the last day is a premier day.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 7, the Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes, an Information was lodged by Mr N Goodwin alleging a breach of Rule 638(1) (d) in that J Riddell permitted his mount PLATINUM COMMAND to shift out passing the 150 metres forcing ORANGE PEEL out onto the heels of MIA’S CHOICE resulting in ORANGE PEEL to be checked.
Mr Goodwin read Rule 638(1) (d) and Mr Riddell acknowledged he understood the charge and confirmed that he admitted the breach.
Mr Neal demonstrated the incident on all the available films. He said Mr Riddell was riding with vigour in the home straight when he moved outwards and made contact with ORANGE PEEL ridden by Mr Tinsley. As a result both horses became severely unbalanced. Mr Neal conceded that there was some contributory inward movement from a horse further out, being MIA’S CHOICE (Kelly Myers), but the interference was primarily due to Mr Riddell’s carelessness.
Mr Neal said there was some initial concern over Mr Riddell’s leg being used to push out against ORANGE PEEL however after questioning him about this matter they were satisfied that he was, at that point, trying to kick his own horse back in. It was an unusual occurrence and the stewards accepted Mr Riddell’s explanation, on this occasion, that there was no malice intended, but did advise him that he must ride within the confines of the rules.
Mr Riddell explained that digging his heel in (with his knee out) was something he did during his jumping days when finding himself in tight quarters. He said his mount was battling and laying out under pressure. Once he made contact with Mr Tinsley his horse dropped its shoulder and Mr Tinsley’s mount pushed back on him making the incident appear worse. Mr Riddell also mentioned the fact that MIA’S CHOICE had contributed to the incident.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Goodwin said Mr Riddell’s outward movement was not severe but the end result was that Mr Tinsley (ORANGE PEEL) received quite a severe check. He said there was a contributing movement from MIA’S CHOICE which in effect “finished the incident off” however Mr Riddell was the main source of the interference. He said if Mr Riddell had not moved outwards the interference would not have happened. The Stewards placed the degree of interference in the midrange. Mr Goodwin told the committee Mr Riddell is a senior rider who sits within the top bracket of riders throughout the country. His record showed suspensions for careless riding in April and March this year but Mr Goodwin said in light of the number of rides he has this is a very good record. His submission was for a penalty in the vicinity of five days.
Mr Riddell was invited to make submissions on penalty. He said he believed his carelessness was in the lower range because he drifted outwards under pressure and the outside horse contributed to the incident. When asked about upcoming commitments Mr Riddell advised that he would prefer any suspension to start straight away.
Reasons for Penalty:
In coming to a decision on penalty the committee took into account all of the submissions and adopted as a starting point a period of five days suspension. The Group 3 status of the race deserved an uplift of one day to that of a six day suspension. We agreed with the Stewards’ assessment that the degree of carelessness was in the mid- range. Although Mr Riddell was clearly careless in letting his mount drift outwards in the first instance, the interference to ORANGE PEEL was made worse by the contribution of MIA’S CHOICE. Further mitigating factors were Mr Riddell’s admission of the breach and his very good riding record for which we allowed a discount of two days.
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decisiondate: 13/12/2014
hearing_title: Manawatu RC 13 December 2014 - R 7
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 7, the Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes, an Information was lodged by Mr N Goodwin alleging a breach of Rule 638(1) (d) in that J Riddell permitted his mount PLATINUM COMMAND to shift out passing the 150 metres forcing ORANGE PEEL out onto the heels of MIA’S CHOICE resulting in ORANGE PEEL to be checked.
Mr Goodwin read Rule 638(1) (d) and Mr Riddell acknowledged he understood the charge and confirmed that he admitted the breach.
Mr Neal demonstrated the incident on all the available films. He said Mr Riddell was riding with vigour in the home straight when he moved outwards and made contact with ORANGE PEEL ridden by Mr Tinsley. As a result both horses became severely unbalanced. Mr Neal conceded that there was some contributory inward movement from a horse further out, being MIA’S CHOICE (Kelly Myers), but the interference was primarily due to Mr Riddell’s carelessness.
Mr Neal said there was some initial concern over Mr Riddell’s leg being used to push out against ORANGE PEEL however after questioning him about this matter they were satisfied that he was, at that point, trying to kick his own horse back in. It was an unusual occurrence and the stewards accepted Mr Riddell’s explanation, on this occasion, that there was no malice intended, but did advise him that he must ride within the confines of the rules.
Mr Riddell explained that digging his heel in (with his knee out) was something he did during his jumping days when finding himself in tight quarters. He said his mount was battling and laying out under pressure. Once he made contact with Mr Tinsley his horse dropped its shoulder and Mr Tinsley’s mount pushed back on him making the incident appear worse. Mr Riddell also mentioned the fact that MIA’S CHOICE had contributed to the incident.
appealdecision:
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submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As Mr Riddell admitted the breach we found the charge proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Goodwin said Mr Riddell’s outward movement was not severe but the end result was that Mr Tinsley (ORANGE PEEL) received quite a severe check. He said there was a contributing movement from MIA’S CHOICE which in effect “finished the incident off” however Mr Riddell was the main source of the interference. He said if Mr Riddell had not moved outwards the interference would not have happened. The Stewards placed the degree of interference in the midrange. Mr Goodwin told the committee Mr Riddell is a senior rider who sits within the top bracket of riders throughout the country. His record showed suspensions for careless riding in April and March this year but Mr Goodwin said in light of the number of rides he has this is a very good record. His submission was for a penalty in the vicinity of five days.
Mr Riddell was invited to make submissions on penalty. He said he believed his carelessness was in the lower range because he drifted outwards under pressure and the outside horse contributed to the incident. When asked about upcoming commitments Mr Riddell advised that he would prefer any suspension to start straight away.
reasonsforpenalty:
In coming to a decision on penalty the committee took into account all of the submissions and adopted as a starting point a period of five days suspension. The Group 3 status of the race deserved an uplift of one day to that of a six day suspension. We agreed with the Stewards’ assessment that the degree of carelessness was in the mid- range. Although Mr Riddell was clearly careless in letting his mount drift outwards in the first instance, the interference to ORANGE PEEL was made worse by the contribution of MIA’S CHOICE. Further mitigating factors were Mr Riddell’s admission of the breach and his very good riding record for which we allowed a discount of two days.
penalty:
The Committee questioned Mr Riddell on whether he would be riding at Ashburton on the 19th December. He confirmed that he would be, as he intended taking his children down South to see their grandparents. Mr Goodwin said it was unusual for Mr Riddell to ride in the South Island, outside of the major carnivals, and suggested we seek clarification from his agent. Mr Brent Wall told us that Mr Riddell was intending to ride the horses MOUNT DIFFICULTY and ASSERTIVE for Ms Latta at the Ashburton meeting.
Therefore taking into account upcoming riding commitments Mr Riddell is suspended from the close of racing on Sunday December 14th up to and including racing on Saturday December 20th. This is in effect a four days suspension but we note that the last day is a premier day.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 638(1)(d)
Informant: Mr N Goodwin - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr J Riddell - Licensed Rider
Otherperson: Mr R Neal - Co-Chief Stipendiary Steward
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