Oamaru HRC 23 May 2010 – R 3 (instigating a protest)
ID: JCA21982
Hearing Type (Code):
harness-racing
Meet Title:
Oamaru HRC - 23 May 2010
Meet Chair:
tom
Meet Committee Member 1:
tom
Meet Committee Member 2:
tom
Race Date:
2010/05/23
Race Number:
R 3
Decision: --
RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISION
--Informant: Ms Williams, - stipendiary steward
--Defendant: Mr M Williamson
--Information No: 13976 (instigating a protest)
--Meeting: Oamaru Harness Racing Club
--Date: 23 May 2010
--Venue: Oamaru Raceway
--Race: 3
--Rule No: 869(8)
--Judicial Committee: Geoff Hall, Chairman – J Eagles, Committee Member
--Plea: N/A
--Also Present: Mr S Renault - stipendiary steward, Mr M Williamson - junior driver, Mr D Johnston - licensed horseman, Mr S McNally - licensed horseman, assisting Mr Williamson
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CHARGES:
--This was a protest by Ms Williams against horse number 16, EPOCH on the ground that the horse interfered with horse number 20, TOWNEY.
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FACTS: Amended placings after the first inquiry were: 16, 18, 4, 10, 20, 19. Margins were 1 1/4 L, a nose, 1 1/4 L, 1L.
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Ms Williams called Mr Johnston to give evidence. He said he was tracking up at the finish. He said Mr Williamson shifted down to go for an inside run. He said both he and Mr Williamson were going for the same gap. He said his horse reacted to Mr Williamson’s movement by running in down on to the marker pegs. He was not sure if there was contact; he thought that probably there was not. When questioned by Ms Williams as to whether his chances and progress were affected, he said that they were. His horse was running on at the time. He was not sure why the incident happened. After viewing the video, he said it was 50/50. He added that his horse was green.
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Ms Williams had Mr Renault demonstrate on 3 video angles that some 150 metres before the finish EPOCH, when looking for a run, angled down into the running line of TOWNEY and in so doing interfered with the chances and/or progress that horse.
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Ms Williams stated that Mr Johnston was in the gap just prior to Mr Williamson moving down and that he was entitled to hold his line of running. She demonstrated this by the use of the side-on and back straight videos. She said Mr Johnston had to restrain his horse when it was checked by Mr Williamson.
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Both Mr Williamson and Mr McNally stated that although Mr Johnston was coming quickly, they believed Mr Johnston was not in the gap before EPOCH moved down. Mr Williamson said he had looked before moving and there was nothing on his inside at that time.
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SUBMISSIONS:
--Ms Williams reiterated Mr Johnston was entitled to be where he was. He was in the gap before Mr Williamson had moved down. He had moved into Mr Johnston’s running line and in so doing had interfered with chances and/or progress of TOWNEY.
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Mr Williamson and Mr McNally said they believed that EPOCH was in the gap before TOWNEY.
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REASON(s):
--We have viewed the incident on 4 video angles and are satisfied that there was not room for Mr Williamson to shift down when he did. Both drivers were going for the same run. Significantly, only Mr Williamson was changing ground. We accept Mr Williamson’s statement that he looked, but TOWNEY was being chased up at the time and had progressed more quickly than Mr Williamson had anticipated. It is clear from the side-on and back straight angles that the head of TOWNEY was up beside EPOCH when the latter horse moved down and squeezed TOWNEY for room. TOWNEY, which was running on at the time, was forced into the inside of the track. In so going he narrowly missed coming into contact with the marker pegs. TOWNEY had to be restrained and checked out of his position. TOWNEY recovered to finish 5th.
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DECISION:
--TOWNEY received interference and the cause of that interference was inwards movement from EPOCH when that horse was not sufficiently clear of TOWNEY. We are satisfied that this interference affected both the chances and progress of TOWNEY. We exercise our discretion and uphold the protest.
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Amended placings are: 18, 4, 10, 20, 16, 19.
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--
G Hall J Eagles
--CHAIR Committee Member
--13976
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Decision:
--RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISION
--Informant: Ms Williams, - stipendiary steward
--Defendant: Mr M Williamson
--Information No: 13976 (instigating a protest)
--Meeting: Oamaru Harness Racing Club
--Date: 23 May 2010
--Venue: Oamaru Raceway
--Race: 3
--Rule No: 869(8)
--Judicial Committee: Geoff Hall, Chairman – J Eagles, Committee Member
--Plea: N/A
--Also Present: Mr S Renault - stipendiary steward, Mr M Williamson - junior driver, Mr D Johnston - licensed horseman, Mr S McNally - licensed horseman, assisting Mr Williamson
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CHARGES:
--This was a protest by Ms Williams against horse number 16, EPOCH on the ground that the horse interfered with horse number 20, TOWNEY.
----
FACTS: Amended placings after the first inquiry were: 16, 18, 4, 10, 20, 19. Margins were 1 1/4 L, a nose, 1 1/4 L, 1L.
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Ms Williams called Mr Johnston to give evidence. He said he was tracking up at the finish. He said Mr Williamson shifted down to go for an inside run. He said both he and Mr Williamson were going for the same gap. He said his horse reacted to Mr Williamson’s movement by running in down on to the marker pegs. He was not sure if there was contact; he thought that probably there was not. When questioned by Ms Williams as to whether his chances and progress were affected, he said that they were. His horse was running on at the time. He was not sure why the incident happened. After viewing the video, he said it was 50/50. He added that his horse was green.
----
Ms Williams had Mr Renault demonstrate on 3 video angles that some 150 metres before the finish EPOCH, when looking for a run, angled down into the running line of TOWNEY and in so doing interfered with the chances and/or progress that horse.
----
Ms Williams stated that Mr Johnston was in the gap just prior to Mr Williamson moving down and that he was entitled to hold his line of running. She demonstrated this by the use of the side-on and back straight videos. She said Mr Johnston had to restrain his horse when it was checked by Mr Williamson.
----
Both Mr Williamson and Mr McNally stated that although Mr Johnston was coming quickly, they believed Mr Johnston was not in the gap before EPOCH moved down. Mr Williamson said he had looked before moving and there was nothing on his inside at that time.
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SUBMISSIONS:
--Ms Williams reiterated Mr Johnston was entitled to be where he was. He was in the gap before Mr Williamson had moved down. He had moved into Mr Johnston’s running line and in so doing had interfered with chances and/or progress of TOWNEY.
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Mr Williamson and Mr McNally said they believed that EPOCH was in the gap before TOWNEY.
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REASON(s):
--We have viewed the incident on 4 video angles and are satisfied that there was not room for Mr Williamson to shift down when he did. Both drivers were going for the same run. Significantly, only Mr Williamson was changing ground. We accept Mr Williamson’s statement that he looked, but TOWNEY was being chased up at the time and had progressed more quickly than Mr Williamson had anticipated. It is clear from the side-on and back straight angles that the head of TOWNEY was up beside EPOCH when the latter horse moved down and squeezed TOWNEY for room. TOWNEY, which was running on at the time, was forced into the inside of the track. In so going he narrowly missed coming into contact with the marker pegs. TOWNEY had to be restrained and checked out of his position. TOWNEY recovered to finish 5th.
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DECISION:
--TOWNEY received interference and the cause of that interference was inwards movement from EPOCH when that horse was not sufficiently clear of TOWNEY. We are satisfied that this interference affected both the chances and progress of TOWNEY. We exercise our discretion and uphold the protest.
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Amended placings are: 18, 4, 10, 20, 16, 19.
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--
G Hall J Eagles
--CHAIR Committee Member
--13976
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