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NZ Metropolitan TC 8 April 2011 – R8
ID: JCA12552
Meet Title:
NZ Metro TC - 8 April 2011
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
JPhelan
Meet Committee Member 2:
BScott
Race Date:
2011/04/08
Race Number:
R8
Decision:
The charge was found proved.
Penalty:
Mr Hall was fined the sum of $500.
Charge:
Following the running of Race 8, SKYCITY-Inter Dominion Pacing Championship Grand Final, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N G McIntyre, against Licensed Horseman (Australia), Mr G Hall, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (2) (a) in that Mr Hall, as the driver of THEMIGHTYQUINN in the race, “used his whip excessively”.
Mr Hall was present at the hearing of the information and he indicated that he admitted the breach.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(2) No horseman shall during any race:-
(a) use his whip in an unnecessary, excessive or improper manner.
Facts:
Mr C George, Chief Stipendiary Steward, informed the Committee that THEMIGHTYQUINN had been placed 2nd in the race earning a stake of $120,000. He showed video replays of the final 200-300 metres of the race. He submitted that it was evident that Mr Hall had used his whip in excess of 20 times which, the Stewards considered, was excessive. Mr Hall did not dispute the number of strikes submitted by Mr George.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr George submitted that it was a clear breach of the Rule. He further submitted that a deterrent penalty should be imposed. He submitted that a monetary penalty was appropriate but it should reflect the status of the race. A fine of not less than $500 was appropriate, he submitted.
Mr Hall told the Committee that the whip Rule is different in Australia. He admitted that he had been fined $350 for excessive use of the whip in the Auckland Cup on 11 March 2011. Mr Hall said that, in a race like the Inter Dominion Final, it was not even in the back of his mind to count the number of times he was using the whip.
Reasons for Penalty:
In arriving at an appropriate penalty the Committee took into account Mr Hall’s admission of the breach. It also took into account that Mr Hall had incurred a $350 fine as recently as 11 March last for excessive use of the whip. Finally, the Committee took into account the status of the race and the stake payable – a Group 1 race for a stake of $800,000. The Committee noted that THEMIGHTYQUINN had been able to earn a stake of $120,000 for its second placing. The Committee viewed the breach as being mid-range.
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hearingid: 371c7b02996dc992b33cbdba66a8d011
startdate: no date provided
hearing_title: NZ Metropolitan TC 8 April 2011 - R8
charge:
Following the running of Race 8, SKYCITY-Inter Dominion Pacing Championship Grand Final, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N G McIntyre, against Licensed Horseman (Australia), Mr G Hall, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (2) (a) in that Mr Hall, as the driver of THEMIGHTYQUINN in the race, “used his whip excessively”.
Mr Hall was present at the hearing of the information and he indicated that he admitted the breach.
Rule 869 provides as follows:
(2) No horseman shall during any race:-
(a) use his whip in an unnecessary, excessive or improper manner.
facts:
Mr C George, Chief Stipendiary Steward, informed the Committee that THEMIGHTYQUINN had been placed 2nd in the race earning a stake of $120,000. He showed video replays of the final 200-300 metres of the race. He submitted that it was evident that Mr Hall had used his whip in excess of 20 times which, the Stewards considered, was excessive. Mr Hall did not dispute the number of strikes submitted by Mr George.
Decision:
The charge was found proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr George submitted that it was a clear breach of the Rule. He further submitted that a deterrent penalty should be imposed. He submitted that a monetary penalty was appropriate but it should reflect the status of the race. A fine of not less than $500 was appropriate, he submitted.
Mr Hall told the Committee that the whip Rule is different in Australia. He admitted that he had been fined $350 for excessive use of the whip in the Auckland Cup on 11 March 2011. Mr Hall said that, in a race like the Inter Dominion Final, it was not even in the back of his mind to count the number of times he was using the whip.
reasonsforpenalty:
In arriving at an appropriate penalty the Committee took into account Mr Hall’s admission of the breach. It also took into account that Mr Hall had incurred a $350 fine as recently as 11 March last for excessive use of the whip. Finally, the Committee took into account the status of the race and the stake payable – a Group 1 race for a stake of $800,000. The Committee noted that THEMIGHTYQUINN had been able to earn a stake of $120,000 for its second placing. The Committee viewed the breach as being mid-range.
penalty:
Mr Hall was fined the sum of $500.
Informant: N G McIntyre, Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: G Hall, Licensed Horseman (Australia)
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meetid: 38552d372014ba612cbec6c32d948c35
meet_expapproval: approved
meet_title: NZ Metro TC - 8 April 2011
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tracklocation: nz-metro-tc
meet_racingtype: harness-racing
