Oamaru JC 30 July 2012 – R 2 (instigating a protest)
ID: JCA12784
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Oamaru JC - 30 July 2012
Meet Chair:
GHall
Meet Committee Member 1:
PKnowles
Race Date:
2012/07/30
Race Number:
R2
Decision:
Amended placings are:
1st 4 HYDROGEN
2nd 5 WAGONWHEEL
3rd 3 CONFUSED
4th 10 MR MOR
5th 1 NUMERO DE LAGO
Stakes and dividends are authorised to be paid accordingly.
Facts:
Mr Carston alleged that WAGONWHEEL, placed 1st by the Judge, interfered with the chances of HYDROGEN, placed 2nd, over the concluding stages of race 2. The official margin between 1st and 2nd was a neck.
Judge’s placings were:
1st 5 WAGONWHEEL
2nd 4 HYDROGEN
3rd 3 CONFUSED
4th 10 MR MOR
5th 1 NUMERO DE LAGO
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Carston demonstrated on 2 video angles that in his view WAGONWHEEL moved in and crowded HYDROGEN as the horses turned for home. He said HYDROGEN had got up on the inside of WAGONWHEEL and that there should have always been a run for that horse between the running rail and WAGONWHEEL all the way up the straight from the 300 metres. He said that there had been inwards movement by WAGONWHEEL from that point and that Mrs Anderton had never stopped riding and straightened her horse. He said Mr Wenn, the rider of HYDROGEN, had been inconvenienced in that he was unable to hit the horse behind the saddle. He said there had been contact on at least 3 occasions and that Mr Wenn had had to stop using the stick as a consequence.
Mr Wenn confirmed all that Mr Carston had said, emphasising that HYDROGEN had kept losing its momentum all the way up the straight due to the crowding by WAGONWHEEL. He emphasised he was entitled to a run on the inside of WAGONWHEEL and that HYDROGEN was “losing its hindquarters” every time there was contact. He said he never stopped riding HYDROGEN but was only riding the horse 80% as he could not hit it behind the saddle and he did not get “a fair run” up the straight.
Mrs Anderton stated that the contact as a consequence of the first inwards movement by WAGONWHEEL that Mr Carston had demonstrated on video as the horses turned for home was in fact due to outwards movement by HYDROGEN. She said there was always room for HYDROGEN to progress on the inner of WAGONWHEEL and that HYDROGEN was shifting out into the line of WAGONWHEEL and that WAGONWHEEL was laying in by way of retaliation. She said HYDROGEN was coming off the rail and that Mr Wenn had never put the stick away. In her view there was always a gap for HYDROGEN and that that horse was simply not good enough. Mr Anderton confirmed Mrs Anderton’s interpretation of the videos. He said Mr Wenn has never had to stop riding fully and that the margin was a neck. He stated HYDROGEN rolled out and the galloping action of that horse made the alleged interference look worse.
Mr Davidson, stipendiary steward, was asked to comment on the video evidence and the oral submissions. He said he believed HYDROGEN contributed to the interference at the top of the straight by moving out. He said there was a clear gap between WAGONWHEEL and the rail into which HYDROGEN was entitled to proceed after the horses had straightened for the run home. He said HYDROGEN had been placed in restricted room by WAGONWHEEL and that Mr Wenn, in his view, was not able to ride his mount out fully. There was buffeting up the straight and he believed some of the inwards movement by WAGONWHEEL was due to retaliation. He asked the committee to have regard to the margin.
Reasons for Decision:
In exercising our discretion and relegating WAGONWHEEL to behind HYDROGEN we are satisfied that WAGONWHEEL caused interference to HYDROGEN as the two horses raced side by side up the straight. We believe the first point of contact, which was as the horses turned for home, was contributed to by HYDROGEN moving out when WAGONWHEEL moved in slightly. There is nothing in this and were that the sole alleged interference we would dismiss the protest. However, WAGONWHEEL lays in on HYDROGEN all the way up the straight. Mr Wenn is right when he says there are at least 3 points of contact.
We are satisfied there was initially room between WAGONWHEEL and the rail and that HYDROGEN was entitled to that run. It was denied by inwards movement from WAGONWHEEL with the consequence that Mr Wenn was hampered in his ride, frequently being unable to hit HYDROGEN behind the saddle, and losing momentum every time there was contact. Having regard to the neck margin we are satisfied HYDROGEN would have finished ahead of WAGONWHEEL had there not been interference.
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informantnumber: A5894
horsename: Wagonwheel
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newcharge:
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decisiondate: 24/07/2012
hearing_title: Oamaru JC 30 July 2012 - R 2 (instigating a protest)
charge:
facts:
Mr Carston alleged that WAGONWHEEL, placed 1st by the Judge, interfered with the chances of HYDROGEN, placed 2nd, over the concluding stages of race 2. The official margin between 1st and 2nd was a neck.
Judge’s placings were:
1st 5 WAGONWHEEL
2nd 4 HYDROGEN
3rd 3 CONFUSED
4th 10 MR MOR
5th 1 NUMERO DE LAGO
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Carston demonstrated on 2 video angles that in his view WAGONWHEEL moved in and crowded HYDROGEN as the horses turned for home. He said HYDROGEN had got up on the inside of WAGONWHEEL and that there should have always been a run for that horse between the running rail and WAGONWHEEL all the way up the straight from the 300 metres. He said that there had been inwards movement by WAGONWHEEL from that point and that Mrs Anderton had never stopped riding and straightened her horse. He said Mr Wenn, the rider of HYDROGEN, had been inconvenienced in that he was unable to hit the horse behind the saddle. He said there had been contact on at least 3 occasions and that Mr Wenn had had to stop using the stick as a consequence.
Mr Wenn confirmed all that Mr Carston had said, emphasising that HYDROGEN had kept losing its momentum all the way up the straight due to the crowding by WAGONWHEEL. He emphasised he was entitled to a run on the inside of WAGONWHEEL and that HYDROGEN was “losing its hindquarters” every time there was contact. He said he never stopped riding HYDROGEN but was only riding the horse 80% as he could not hit it behind the saddle and he did not get “a fair run” up the straight.
Mrs Anderton stated that the contact as a consequence of the first inwards movement by WAGONWHEEL that Mr Carston had demonstrated on video as the horses turned for home was in fact due to outwards movement by HYDROGEN. She said there was always room for HYDROGEN to progress on the inner of WAGONWHEEL and that HYDROGEN was shifting out into the line of WAGONWHEEL and that WAGONWHEEL was laying in by way of retaliation. She said HYDROGEN was coming off the rail and that Mr Wenn had never put the stick away. In her view there was always a gap for HYDROGEN and that that horse was simply not good enough. Mr Anderton confirmed Mrs Anderton’s interpretation of the videos. He said Mr Wenn has never had to stop riding fully and that the margin was a neck. He stated HYDROGEN rolled out and the galloping action of that horse made the alleged interference look worse.
Mr Davidson, stipendiary steward, was asked to comment on the video evidence and the oral submissions. He said he believed HYDROGEN contributed to the interference at the top of the straight by moving out. He said there was a clear gap between WAGONWHEEL and the rail into which HYDROGEN was entitled to proceed after the horses had straightened for the run home. He said HYDROGEN had been placed in restricted room by WAGONWHEEL and that Mr Wenn, in his view, was not able to ride his mount out fully. There was buffeting up the straight and he believed some of the inwards movement by WAGONWHEEL was due to retaliation. He asked the committee to have regard to the margin.
reasonsfordecision:
In exercising our discretion and relegating WAGONWHEEL to behind HYDROGEN we are satisfied that WAGONWHEEL caused interference to HYDROGEN as the two horses raced side by side up the straight. We believe the first point of contact, which was as the horses turned for home, was contributed to by HYDROGEN moving out when WAGONWHEEL moved in slightly. There is nothing in this and were that the sole alleged interference we would dismiss the protest. However, WAGONWHEEL lays in on HYDROGEN all the way up the straight. Mr Wenn is right when he says there are at least 3 points of contact.
We are satisfied there was initially room between WAGONWHEEL and the rail and that HYDROGEN was entitled to that run. It was denied by inwards movement from WAGONWHEEL with the consequence that Mr Wenn was hampered in his ride, frequently being unable to hit HYDROGEN behind the saddle, and losing momentum every time there was contact. Having regard to the neck margin we are satisfied HYDROGEN would have finished ahead of WAGONWHEEL had there not been interference.
Decision:
Amended placings are:
1st 4 HYDROGEN
2nd 5 WAGONWHEEL
3rd 3 CONFUSED
4th 10 MR MOR
5th 1 NUMERO DE LAGO
Stakes and dividends are authorised to be paid accordingly.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: 642(1)
Informant: Mr A Carston, Stable Representative
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: Mr Wenn, Amateur Jockey
Respondent: Mrs C Anderton, Amateur Jockey, Mr S Anderton, Licensed Trainer
StipendSteward:
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