NZ Metro TC 17 November 2017 – R 3 – Chair, Prof G Hall
ID: JCA10506
Meet Title:
NZ Metro TC - 17 November 2017
Meet Chair:
GHall
Meet Committee Member 1:
RMcKenzie
Race Date:
2017/11/17
Race Number:
R 3
Decision:
As Mr Cox has admitted the breach, it is found to be proved.
Penalty:
Mr Cox is fined the sum of $200.
Facts:
Following the running of race 3, the MACCA LODGE TRAINED SOUTH OF THE WAITAKI MOBILE PACE 1950 metres, Mr Ydgren filed an information alleging Mr Cox forced SHEZACULLENGIRL (D Dunn) wider on the track.
Rule 869(4) and (6)(b) and (c) read:
(4) No horseman shall during any race do anything which interferes or is likely to interfere with his own horse and/or any other horse and its progress.
(6)(b) a horse making a forward movement during any race shall not be forced to race wider on the track.
(6)(c) a horse during a race shall not move ground outwards once the nose of the wider runner coming forward is in line with or past its sulky wheel and until the wider runner going forward is fully past.
Mr Ydgren stated that Mr Cox (I’M JIMMY JAMES) was racing four back on the pylons approaching the 1000 metres mark. Mr Dunn was racing in the 2 wide line to Mr Cox’s outside and had made up a length on him. Mr Dunn had progressed quite quickly forward on to his wheel when the respondent shifted out and moved Mr Dunn wider on the track. Mr Ydgren said it was a slight misjudgement.
Mr Cox agreed that it was a lack of judgment. Mr Dunn had improved quicker than he had thought. He had got half way out and had been unable to keep going due to the presence of Mr M Williamson. By the time he was able to shift wider, he said, Mr Dunn “was there”.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Ydgren produced Mr Cox’s record. He had had 449 drives last season and 550 the season before. This season he had had 94 drives. His record was clear under this rule. Mr Ydgren stated the starting point in the JCA Penalty Guide was a $250 fine or a 5-drive suspension. He submitted a fine of $200 was appropriate.
Mr Cox asked that he be fined rather than suspended.
Reasons for Penalty:
Mr Cox has shifted Mr Dunn wider on the track in contravention of the push out rule. It was a slight misjudgment by the respondent, as the breach occurred very near the 1000 metres mark.
The respondent has an excellent record under this rule and has admitted the breach. A starting point of $250 is appropriate and the mitigating factors warrant a $50 reduction to the sum of $200.
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decisiondate: 20/11/2017
hearing_title: NZ Metro TC 17 November 2017 - R 3 - Chair, Prof G Hall
charge:
facts:
Following the running of race 3, the MACCA LODGE TRAINED SOUTH OF THE WAITAKI MOBILE PACE 1950 metres, Mr Ydgren filed an information alleging Mr Cox forced SHEZACULLENGIRL (D Dunn) wider on the track.
Rule 869(4) and (6)(b) and (c) read:
(4) No horseman shall during any race do anything which interferes or is likely to interfere with his own horse and/or any other horse and its progress.
(6)(b) a horse making a forward movement during any race shall not be forced to race wider on the track.
(6)(c) a horse during a race shall not move ground outwards once the nose of the wider runner coming forward is in line with or past its sulky wheel and until the wider runner going forward is fully past.
Mr Ydgren stated that Mr Cox (I’M JIMMY JAMES) was racing four back on the pylons approaching the 1000 metres mark. Mr Dunn was racing in the 2 wide line to Mr Cox’s outside and had made up a length on him. Mr Dunn had progressed quite quickly forward on to his wheel when the respondent shifted out and moved Mr Dunn wider on the track. Mr Ydgren said it was a slight misjudgement.
Mr Cox agreed that it was a lack of judgment. Mr Dunn had improved quicker than he had thought. He had got half way out and had been unable to keep going due to the presence of Mr M Williamson. By the time he was able to shift wider, he said, Mr Dunn “was there”.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As Mr Cox has admitted the breach, it is found to be proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Ydgren produced Mr Cox’s record. He had had 449 drives last season and 550 the season before. This season he had had 94 drives. His record was clear under this rule. Mr Ydgren stated the starting point in the JCA Penalty Guide was a $250 fine or a 5-drive suspension. He submitted a fine of $200 was appropriate.
Mr Cox asked that he be fined rather than suspended.
reasonsforpenalty:
Mr Cox has shifted Mr Dunn wider on the track in contravention of the push out rule. It was a slight misjudgment by the respondent, as the breach occurred very near the 1000 metres mark.
The respondent has an excellent record under this rule and has admitted the breach. A starting point of $250 is appropriate and the mitigating factors warrant a $50 reduction to the sum of $200.
penalty:
Mr Cox is fined the sum of $200.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 869(4) and (6)(b) and (c)
Informant: Mr Ydgren - Chief Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr J Cox - Open Horseman
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Respondent:
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