NZ Metro TC – 11 September 2008 – Race 5
ID: JCA21059
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Meet Title:
NZ Metro TC - 11 September 2008
Race Date:
2008/09/11
Race Number:
Race 5
Decision:
Following the running of Race 5, Hubbers Furnishings Ltd Mobile Pace, two informations instigating protests were filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N M Ydgren, firstly against SPACE INVADER (M P Jones), placed 1st by the judge, and secondly, against SCOTT IT (P T Borcoskie), placed 3rd by the judge, in each case on the grounds of alleged interference to LIONELS MEDDLE (J R Dunn) shortly after the start. The Race was a 2600 metres mobile start event.
Following the running of Race 5, Hubbers Furnishings Ltd Mobile Pace, two informations instigating protests were filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N M Ydgren, firstly against SPACE INVADER (M P Jones), placed 1st by the judge, and secondly, against SCOTT IT (P T Borcoskie), placed 3rd by the judge, in each case on the grounds of alleged interference to LIONELS MEDDLE (J R Dunn) shortly after the start. The Race was a 2600 metres mobile start event.
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The connections of SPACE INVADER were represented by Mr Jones and the connections of SCOTT IT by Mr Borcoskie. Also present at the hearing were Mr R J Bromley, part-owner of SPACE INVADER, Mr J Bromley, trainer of SPACE INVADER, Mr C N Radford, trainer of SCOTT IT and Mr K M Barron, driver of MISTER GNP in the Race.
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Mr Ydgren stated that the protests arose from an incident shortly after the start of Race 5 in which LIONELS MEDDLE fell. Mr Dunn stated that there was movement from the outside shortly after the start and there was no room left on his inside. As a result he was “squeezed up” and his horse fell. Mr Borcoskie stated that he had received pressure from the outside and was forced down onto Mr Dunn, having run out of room.
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Mrs K R Williams, Stipendiary Steward, said that had viewed the incident from behind from the patrol box at the entrance to the home straight. She pointed out the three horses concerned on video replays. LIONELS MEDDLE, SCOTT IT and SPACE INVADER drew at barriers 3, 4 and 5 respectively at the mobile dispatch. She alleged that LIONELS MEDDLE received tightening from the two horses on its outside. The horse ran out of room and fell. She alleged that SCOTT IT had received pressure from SPACE INVADER and had been forced down onto LIONELS MEDDLE. The issue was whether Mr Borcoskie had already put pressure on which had been made worse by Mr Jones then tightening him which had been the cause of Mr Dunn’s horse falling – in other words, which horse was at fault or were both to blame? Mrs Williams said that she believed that MISTER GNP (K M Barron), which had drawn 6 outside SPACE INVADER, did not put pressure on that horse at any stage – there was always been a gap between the wheels of the two sulkies. Mr Jones alleged that Mr Barron did come across and dictate his line. Mr Barron denied that he had contributed to the incident in any way.
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Mr Jones stated that Mr Dunn’s horse was hanging and, before any contact, got in behind the pole horse, INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOY (S J Thompson), which had moved out and had been followed out by the horse that had drawn behind it on the second row, WATERLOO (C D Thornley) which, in turn, put pressure on the horse that had drawn 2 on the front line, SPIDERMAN (S R McNally). In addition, he believed that Mr Barron had dictated his line slightly, preventing him from maintaining a straight line. Further, he stated that he had made no contact with SCOTT IT.
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Mr Borcoskie stated that, initially, he believed that there was “general tightening” from the outside but, having seen the video replays, it was apparent that the inside horse had moved out and there had been tightening “from all quarters”.
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Mr R J Bromley, Mr C N Radford and Mr J Bromley also made brief statements to the Committee.
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The Committee had listened to the evidence and submissions of the parties and had carefully viewed the video replays of the incident which resulted in LIONELS MEDDLE falling approximately 100 metres after the start. The evidence of the parties was inconclusive and conflicting and, likewise, the video evidence was inconclusive as to the exact cause of LIONELS MEDDLE’s fall. It was clear that there was movement from a number of runners which resulted in a general tightening to the runners that had drawn the barriers in the middle of the front row of the mobile - more specifically, the three horses concerned in the protest. Any movement by either SCOTT IT or SPACE INVADER was minimal. It was significant that Mr Dunn had said that there was no room on his inside and it did appear that this may have been the result of outward movements by the runners on his inside. The Committee was not satisfied on a balance of probabilities that it could find that the interference to LIONELS MEDDLE had been caused by either SCOTT IT or SPACE INVADER as alleged in the informations. Rather, the fall of LIONELS MEDDLE appears to have been the result of general tightening, from the outside and the inside, shortly after the start of the Race, which could not be attributed to any one runner in particular.
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Accordingly, both protests were dismissed and the judge’s placings for the Race stand.
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R G McKenzie
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Following the running of Race 5, Hubbers Furnishings Ltd Mobile Pace, two informations instigating protests were filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N M Ydgren, firstly against SPACE INVADER (M P Jones), placed 1st by the judge, and secondly, against SCOTT IT (P T Borcoskie), placed 3rd by the judge, in each case on the grounds of alleged interference to LIONELS MEDDLE (J R Dunn) shortly after the start. The Race was a 2600 metres mobile start event.
Following the running of Race 5, Hubbers Furnishings Ltd Mobile Pace, two informations instigating protests were filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N M Ydgren, firstly against SPACE INVADER (M P Jones), placed 1st by the judge, and secondly, against SCOTT IT (P T Borcoskie), placed 3rd by the judge, in each case on the grounds of alleged interference to LIONELS MEDDLE (J R Dunn) shortly after the start. The Race was a 2600 metres mobile start event.
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The connections of SPACE INVADER were represented by Mr Jones and the connections of SCOTT IT by Mr Borcoskie. Also present at the hearing were Mr R J Bromley, part-owner of SPACE INVADER, Mr J Bromley, trainer of SPACE INVADER, Mr C N Radford, trainer of SCOTT IT and Mr K M Barron, driver of MISTER GNP in the Race.
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Mr Ydgren stated that the protests arose from an incident shortly after the start of Race 5 in which LIONELS MEDDLE fell. Mr Dunn stated that there was movement from the outside shortly after the start and there was no room left on his inside. As a result he was “squeezed up” and his horse fell. Mr Borcoskie stated that he had received pressure from the outside and was forced down onto Mr Dunn, having run out of room.
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Mrs K R Williams, Stipendiary Steward, said that had viewed the incident from behind from the patrol box at the entrance to the home straight. She pointed out the three horses concerned on video replays. LIONELS MEDDLE, SCOTT IT and SPACE INVADER drew at barriers 3, 4 and 5 respectively at the mobile dispatch. She alleged that LIONELS MEDDLE received tightening from the two horses on its outside. The horse ran out of room and fell. She alleged that SCOTT IT had received pressure from SPACE INVADER and had been forced down onto LIONELS MEDDLE. The issue was whether Mr Borcoskie had already put pressure on which had been made worse by Mr Jones then tightening him which had been the cause of Mr Dunn’s horse falling – in other words, which horse was at fault or were both to blame? Mrs Williams said that she believed that MISTER GNP (K M Barron), which had drawn 6 outside SPACE INVADER, did not put pressure on that horse at any stage – there was always been a gap between the wheels of the two sulkies. Mr Jones alleged that Mr Barron did come across and dictate his line. Mr Barron denied that he had contributed to the incident in any way.
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Mr Jones stated that Mr Dunn’s horse was hanging and, before any contact, got in behind the pole horse, INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOY (S J Thompson), which had moved out and had been followed out by the horse that had drawn behind it on the second row, WATERLOO (C D Thornley) which, in turn, put pressure on the horse that had drawn 2 on the front line, SPIDERMAN (S R McNally). In addition, he believed that Mr Barron had dictated his line slightly, preventing him from maintaining a straight line. Further, he stated that he had made no contact with SCOTT IT.
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Mr Borcoskie stated that, initially, he believed that there was “general tightening” from the outside but, having seen the video replays, it was apparent that the inside horse had moved out and there had been tightening “from all quarters”.
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Mr R J Bromley, Mr C N Radford and Mr J Bromley also made brief statements to the Committee.
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The Committee had listened to the evidence and submissions of the parties and had carefully viewed the video replays of the incident which resulted in LIONELS MEDDLE falling approximately 100 metres after the start. The evidence of the parties was inconclusive and conflicting and, likewise, the video evidence was inconclusive as to the exact cause of LIONELS MEDDLE’s fall. It was clear that there was movement from a number of runners which resulted in a general tightening to the runners that had drawn the barriers in the middle of the front row of the mobile - more specifically, the three horses concerned in the protest. Any movement by either SCOTT IT or SPACE INVADER was minimal. It was significant that Mr Dunn had said that there was no room on his inside and it did appear that this may have been the result of outward movements by the runners on his inside. The Committee was not satisfied on a balance of probabilities that it could find that the interference to LIONELS MEDDLE had been caused by either SCOTT IT or SPACE INVADER as alleged in the informations. Rather, the fall of LIONELS MEDDLE appears to have been the result of general tightening, from the outside and the inside, shortly after the start of the Race, which could not be attributed to any one runner in particular.
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Accordingly, both protests were dismissed and the judge’s placings for the Race stand.
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R G McKenzie
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