Methven TC 6 October 2013 – R 6 (instigating a protest)
ID: JCA17062
Meet Title:
Methven TC - 6 October 2013
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
KHales
Race Date:
2013/10/06
Race Number:
R6
Decision:
The protest was upheld and IMAGINARY LIFE was relegated to 11th placing. Consequent upon the relegation, the amended result for the race is as follows:
1st 14 Star of Dionysis
2nd 7 Major Talk
3rd 2 Franco Quixote
4th 6 Aces Fella
5th 15 That’s Hunting Pink
It was ordered that dividends and stake monies to be paid in accordance with that amended result.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 6, JA & GD Trudgeon Painting Contractors Pace, an information instigating a protest was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr S W Wallis by JACKO (M R Hay) placed 11th by the judge, against IMAGINARY LIFE (C P Harrison), placed 4th by the judge, on the grounds that IMAGINARY LIFE interfered with the chances of JACKO in that IMAGINARY LIFE “shifted ground in the run home which caused JACKO to race over pylons and lose its position”.
Mr Harrison, part-owner, trainer and driver of IMAGINARY LIFE was present at the protest hearing.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(8) The Judicial Committee may in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed pursuant to Rule 1003 thereof place any horse which:
(a) may have gained an advantage by any conduct or interference prohibited by any preceding provision of this Rule and/or
(b) may have interfered with, or whose horseman may have interfered with, the progress or chance of any other horse or horses –
immediately after any horse from which it may have gained an advantage or whose chances or progress may have been affected thereby.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Wallis had Mr N M Ydgren, Stipendiary Steward, point out the two runners on video replays. Mr Ydgren pointed out JACKO on the markers towards the rear of the field with IMAGINARY LIFE racing just outside it as the field entered the home straight. Mr Hay improved up on the inside of Mr Harrison on the pylons as Mr Harrison shifted away from the pylons up onto the back of ZOEROTTEN (S M Ottley). Mr Harrison then shifted back down the track looking for a clear run. In doing so, Mr Harrison forced Mr Hay over several pylons resulting in Mr Hay losing his position and some momentum.
Mr Ydgren submitted that the issue for the Committee was whether the chances or progress of JACKO had been affected or, alternatively, whether IMAGINARY LIFE had gained an advantage by obtaining a run that it would not have got had Mr Harrison waited for Mr Hay to get through the gap on his inside.
Mr Hay said that he had maintained a straight line and was entitled to take the gap when he did. His horse was travelling “all right”. He said that was a half to ¾ length up inside of Mr Harrison when Mr Harrison shifted down.
Mr Harrison said that, at the time, he did not realise that Mr Hay was as far into the gap as he was. He accepted that, looking at the video replays, Mr Hay was further up than he thought he was. He said that he had not “rolled off” the pylons, but had just followed the horse that he had been following all of the way. At that point, Mr Harrison indicated that he did not wish to contest the protest.
Reasons for Decision:
Mr Harrison did not contest the protest.
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: c84351216002776b944c1b47a0a3da9b
informantnumber: A1628
horsename: IMAGINARY LIFE
hearing_racingtype:
startdate: no date provided
newcharge:
plea:
penaltyrequired:
decisiondate: 09/10/2013
hearing_title: Methven TC 6 October 2013 - R 6 (instigating a protest)
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 6, JA & GD Trudgeon Painting Contractors Pace, an information instigating a protest was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr S W Wallis by JACKO (M R Hay) placed 11th by the judge, against IMAGINARY LIFE (C P Harrison), placed 4th by the judge, on the grounds that IMAGINARY LIFE interfered with the chances of JACKO in that IMAGINARY LIFE “shifted ground in the run home which caused JACKO to race over pylons and lose its position”.
Mr Harrison, part-owner, trainer and driver of IMAGINARY LIFE was present at the protest hearing.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(8) The Judicial Committee may in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed pursuant to Rule 1003 thereof place any horse which:
(a) may have gained an advantage by any conduct or interference prohibited by any preceding provision of this Rule and/or
(b) may have interfered with, or whose horseman may have interfered with, the progress or chance of any other horse or horses –
immediately after any horse from which it may have gained an advantage or whose chances or progress may have been affected thereby.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Wallis had Mr N M Ydgren, Stipendiary Steward, point out the two runners on video replays. Mr Ydgren pointed out JACKO on the markers towards the rear of the field with IMAGINARY LIFE racing just outside it as the field entered the home straight. Mr Hay improved up on the inside of Mr Harrison on the pylons as Mr Harrison shifted away from the pylons up onto the back of ZOEROTTEN (S M Ottley). Mr Harrison then shifted back down the track looking for a clear run. In doing so, Mr Harrison forced Mr Hay over several pylons resulting in Mr Hay losing his position and some momentum.
Mr Ydgren submitted that the issue for the Committee was whether the chances or progress of JACKO had been affected or, alternatively, whether IMAGINARY LIFE had gained an advantage by obtaining a run that it would not have got had Mr Harrison waited for Mr Hay to get through the gap on his inside.
Mr Hay said that he had maintained a straight line and was entitled to take the gap when he did. His horse was travelling “all right”. He said that was a half to ¾ length up inside of Mr Harrison when Mr Harrison shifted down.
Mr Harrison said that, at the time, he did not realise that Mr Hay was as far into the gap as he was. He accepted that, looking at the video replays, Mr Hay was further up than he thought he was. He said that he had not “rolled off” the pylons, but had just followed the horse that he had been following all of the way. At that point, Mr Harrison indicated that he did not wish to contest the protest.
reasonsfordecision:
Mr Harrison did not contest the protest.
Decision:
The protest was upheld and IMAGINARY LIFE was relegated to 11th placing. Consequent upon the relegation, the amended result for the race is as follows:
1st 14 Star of Dionysis
2nd 7 Major Talk
3rd 2 Franco Quixote
4th 6 Aces Fella
5th 15 That’s Hunting Pink
It was ordered that dividends and stake monies to be paid in accordance with that amended result.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: 869(8)
Informant: Mr S W Wallis - Stipendiary Steward by Mr R Hay (Driver of JACKO)
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: Mr N M Ydgren - Stipendiary Steward
Respondent: Mr C P Harrison - Licensed Open Horseman
StipendSteward:
raceid: 52054f195358e3d41b924e114e986622
race_expapproval:
racecancelled: 0
race_noreport: 0
race_emailed1: 0
race_emailed2: 0
race_title: R6
submittochair:
race_expappcomment:
race_km:
race_otherexp:
race_chair:
race_pm1:
race_pm2:
meetid: 321495b341205782a6bef7843483eb87
meet_expapproval:
meet_noreport: 0
waitingforpublication: 0
meet_emailed1: 0
meet_emailed2: 0
meetdate: 06/10/2013
meet_title: Methven TC - 6 October 2013
meet_expappcomment:
meet_km:
meet_otherexp:
tracklocation: methven-tc
meet_racingtype: harness-racing
meet_chair: RMcKenzie
meet_pm1: KHales
meet_pm2: none
name: Methven TC