Methven TC – 11 October 2009 – Race 1
ID: JCA18519
Hearing Type (Code):
harness-racing
Meet Title:
Methven TC - 11 October 2009
Race Date:
2009/10/11
Race Number:
Race 1
Decision:
Following the running of Race 1, R & R Haulage Trot, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N G McIntyre, against Licensed Open Horseman, Mr M R Tapper, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (2) (a) in that, as the driver of DISTRIBUTION in the Race, Mr Tapper “used his whip excessively throughout the run home”.
--
Following the running of Race 1, R & R Haulage Trot, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N G McIntyre, against Licensed Open Horseman, Mr M R Tapper, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (2) (a) in that, as the driver of DISTRIBUTION in the Race, Mr Tapper “used his whip excessively throughout the run home”.
--Mr Tapper had signed the Statement by the Defendant on the information form indicating that the breach was admitted and that he did not wish to be present at the hearing of the information. The breach was found proved accordingly.
--Rule 869 provides as follows:
(2) No horseman shall during any race:-
(a) use his whip in an unnecessary, excessive or improper manner.
Mrs Williams, Stipendiary Steward, showed a video replay of the final 400 metres of the Race, from just prior to the home turn. She pointed out Mr Tapper on DISTRIBUTION racing outside the leader at that stage. She alleged that, from that point, Mr Tapper used the whip approximately 21 times. The Committee noted that DISTRIBUTION finished in 6th placing.
--Mrs Williams informed the Committee that Mr Tapper had breached the same Rule in March of 2009 and had been fined $200 on that occasion. She recommended a suspension of between 2-3 weeks.
--In determining penalty, the Committee took into account Mr Tapper’s admission of the breach and the previous breach of the Rule. The present breach was, in the Committee’s view, mid-range in terms of seriousness.
--Mr Tapper’s Open Horseman’s licence was suspended from the conclusion of the day’s racing up to and including Friday, 30 October 2009.
--
R G McKenzie P J Rosanowski
CHAIR Committee Member
68251
JCA Decision Fields (raw)
Dmitry: This section contains all JCA fields migrated from the raw data.
Data from these fields should be mapped appropriately to display amongst the standard fields above; please make note of any values below that are missing in the above standard fields but should be there.
hearingid: 05571e022847fe783caa4c7294471dae
informantnumber:
horsename:
hearing_racingtype: harness-racing
startdate: 11/10/2009
newcharge:
plea:
penaltyrequired:
decisiondate: no date provided
hearing_title: Methven TC - 11 October 2009 - Race 1
charge:
facts:
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
Following the running of Race 1, R & R Haulage Trot, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N G McIntyre, against Licensed Open Horseman, Mr M R Tapper, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (2) (a) in that, as the driver of DISTRIBUTION in the Race, Mr Tapper “used his whip excessively throughout the run home”.
--
Following the running of Race 1, R & R Haulage Trot, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N G McIntyre, against Licensed Open Horseman, Mr M R Tapper, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (2) (a) in that, as the driver of DISTRIBUTION in the Race, Mr Tapper “used his whip excessively throughout the run home”.
--Mr Tapper had signed the Statement by the Defendant on the information form indicating that the breach was admitted and that he did not wish to be present at the hearing of the information. The breach was found proved accordingly.
--Rule 869 provides as follows:
(2) No horseman shall during any race:-
(a) use his whip in an unnecessary, excessive or improper manner.
Mrs Williams, Stipendiary Steward, showed a video replay of the final 400 metres of the Race, from just prior to the home turn. She pointed out Mr Tapper on DISTRIBUTION racing outside the leader at that stage. She alleged that, from that point, Mr Tapper used the whip approximately 21 times. The Committee noted that DISTRIBUTION finished in 6th placing.
--Mrs Williams informed the Committee that Mr Tapper had breached the same Rule in March of 2009 and had been fined $200 on that occasion. She recommended a suspension of between 2-3 weeks.
--In determining penalty, the Committee took into account Mr Tapper’s admission of the breach and the previous breach of the Rule. The present breach was, in the Committee’s view, mid-range in terms of seriousness.
--Mr Tapper’s Open Horseman’s licence was suspended from the conclusion of the day’s racing up to and including Friday, 30 October 2009.
--
R G McKenzie P J Rosanowski
CHAIR Committee Member
68251
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Old Hearing
Rules: 869.2.a
Informant:
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent:
Respondent:
StipendSteward:
raceid: cf8b1fec0314c0267213ddce0d86ba0d
race_expapproval:
racecancelled: 0
race_noreport: 0
race_emailed1: 0
race_emailed2: 0
race_title: Race 1
submittochair:
race_expappcomment:
race_km:
race_otherexp:
race_chair:
race_pm1:
race_pm2:
meetid: 16b62df96121161b10f4d5010ca52607
meet_expapproval:
meet_noreport: 0
waitingforpublication: 0
meet_emailed1: 0
meet_emailed2: 0
meetdate: 11/10/2009
meet_title: Methven TC - 11 October 2009
meet_expappcomment:
meet_km:
meet_otherexp:
tracklocation: methven-tc
meet_racingtype: harness-racing
meet_chair:
meet_pm1:
meet_pm2:
name: Methven TC