Matamata RC 5 July 2017 – R 1 (request for a ruling) – Chair, Mr A Dooley
ID: JCA16114
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Matamata RC - 5 July 2017
Meet Chair:
ADooley
Race Date:
2017/07/05
Race Number:
R1
Decision:
Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 632 the Committee exercised its discretion and declared BROOKBARS to be a starter.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 1, Colchester Engineering LTD 2000, Ms Spratt, ider of BROOKBARS, lodged an Information requesting a ruling in relation to Rule 632 to establish whether her horse was denied a fair start.
Rule 632 provides “If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee, a horse which does not finish in the first three placing’s was prevented from taking an effective part in a race owing to the mechanical failure of starting stalls, or is denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse (but not where the horse is slow away of its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such horse to be a non-starter.”
Submissions for Decision:
Ms Spratt said that she had called for a barrier attendant to assist her because BROOKBARS was fractious prior to the start. She said just as the gates opened her mount reared and consequently it lost a lot of ground. Ms Spratt said that she was unsure if the barrier attendant contributed to the incident. She added that she may have erred in asking her mount to improve quickly shortly after the start.
Mr Moody stated that BROOKBARS was slow away by its own accord. He said that it was self-inflicted because BROOKBARS reared up just as the gates opened. He pointed out on the video footage that OUR COUNTESS also reared as the gates opened and lost a lot of ground but noted that horse did not have a barrier attendant up with it.
Mr Jones said it was noticeable that BROOKBARS was fractious prior to the start which required a barrier attendant to go up with the horse. He said it was clear on the video footage that just prior to the gates opening BROOKBARS reared up and in his view the horse was slow away by its own accord. He stated that the barrier attendant was there to help BROOKBARS.
Reasons for Decision:
The Committee carefully considered the submissions presented and studied the video footage. It was clear that the starting stall did open in line with the rest of the field. There was no evidence or submissions made of any mechanical failure of the starting stall.
It was obvious that BROOKBARS lost approximately 8 lengths when it reared up at the start. The Committee was of the opinion that BROOKBARS was slow away by its own accord. The Committee was not satisfied that the barrier attendant obstructed BROOKBARS from beginning on terms with the rest of the field.
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hearing_title: Matamata RC 5 July 2017 - R 1 (request for a ruling) - Chair, Mr A Dooley
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facts:
Following the running of Race 1, Colchester Engineering LTD 2000, Ms Spratt, ider of BROOKBARS, lodged an Information requesting a ruling in relation to Rule 632 to establish whether her horse was denied a fair start.
Rule 632 provides “If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee, a horse which does not finish in the first three placing’s was prevented from taking an effective part in a race owing to the mechanical failure of starting stalls, or is denied a fair start and such occurrence materially prejudiced the chances of that horse (but not where the horse is slow away of its own accord), the Judicial Committee may declare such horse to be a non-starter.”
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submissionsfordecision:
Ms Spratt said that she had called for a barrier attendant to assist her because BROOKBARS was fractious prior to the start. She said just as the gates opened her mount reared and consequently it lost a lot of ground. Ms Spratt said that she was unsure if the barrier attendant contributed to the incident. She added that she may have erred in asking her mount to improve quickly shortly after the start.
Mr Moody stated that BROOKBARS was slow away by its own accord. He said that it was self-inflicted because BROOKBARS reared up just as the gates opened. He pointed out on the video footage that OUR COUNTESS also reared as the gates opened and lost a lot of ground but noted that horse did not have a barrier attendant up with it.
Mr Jones said it was noticeable that BROOKBARS was fractious prior to the start which required a barrier attendant to go up with the horse. He said it was clear on the video footage that just prior to the gates opening BROOKBARS reared up and in his view the horse was slow away by its own accord. He stated that the barrier attendant was there to help BROOKBARS.
reasonsfordecision:
The Committee carefully considered the submissions presented and studied the video footage. It was clear that the starting stall did open in line with the rest of the field. There was no evidence or submissions made of any mechanical failure of the starting stall.
It was obvious that BROOKBARS lost approximately 8 lengths when it reared up at the start. The Committee was of the opinion that BROOKBARS was slow away by its own accord. The Committee was not satisfied that the barrier attendant obstructed BROOKBARS from beginning on terms with the rest of the field.
Decision:
Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 632 the Committee exercised its discretion and declared BROOKBARS to be a starter.
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Rules: 632
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PersonPresent: Ms S Spratt - Rider of BROOKBARS, Mr J Moody - Raceday Official/Starter
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