R Rotorua 24 January 2014 – R 8
ID: JCA17657
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Racing Rotorua - 24 January 2014
Meet Chair:
AGodsalve
Meet Committee Member 1:
ADooley
Race Date:
2014/01/24
Race Number:
R8
Decision:
The standard of proof has been met and accordingly the Committee is satisfied on the basis of credible evidence that this charge has been proved.
Penalty:
The Committee wishes to record that Race 8 on the day in question started at 4.40pm. After hearing all of the evidence and penalty submissions the time was 6.20pm.
In fairness to Mr Jones the Committee was required to verify previous penalties involving a fall and/or dislodged rider. We believed it was therefore appropriate to announce the penalty decision at Te Teko on 27 January 2014, and accordingly we adjourned this hearing to that day.
Taking all of these factors into consideration we impose a term of suspension on Mr Jones from riding in races which is to commence after racing at Te Teko on 27 January up to and including racing at Pukekohe on 19 February 2014, 12 North Island riding days.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 8, the LOWE SCHOLLUM & JONES 1950, an Information was filed pursuant to Rule 638(1)(d) alleging that near the 400 metres Mr R Jones (ALL OKAY) allowed his mount to shift out when not clear of Miss A Collett (MUTT WILLIAMS). MUTT WILLIAMS clipped a heel and dislodged Miss Collett.
Mr Jones acknowledged that he understood the nature of the charge and did not require the Rule to be read. He advised the Committee that he did not admit the breach.
Rule 638(1)(d) provides that: A Rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be careless.
Submissions for Decision:
The Informant, Mr Williamson opened the case for the Stipendiary Stewards telling the Committee that he would be calling 4 witnesses, namely Stipendiary Steward, Mr W Robinson and Jockeys A Collett, M Du Plessis, D Johnson.
Mr Williamson then asked Mr Robinson to give the Stewards interpretation of the incident.
Mr Robinson, using the available films, identified Mr Jones' mount ALL OKAY as the horses were approaching the 400 metres mark. He stated that at the time ALL OKAY was in a 'loose' one-off position, which he clarified as being approximately 11/2 horse widths off the running rail. He then identified Miss Collett's mount MUTT WILLIAMS directly behind ALL OKAY. He also identified Mr Du Plessis' horse JIGGER INN on the outside of MUTT WILLIAMS.
Using the film, Mr Robinson pointed out MUTT WILLIAMS making a forward move outside ALL OKAY. He added that just prior to this there had been some tightening by the horses in front of ALL OKAY and MUTT WILLIAMS . He said there had been minimal movement by these horses and the Stewards did not believe that that incident had any bearing on this breach. He said that at about the 400 metres mark Mr Jones started to ride his mount outwards into the rightful running line of MUTT WILLIAMS which resulted in MUTT WILLIAMS clipping ALL OKAY's heels causing Miss Collett (MUTT WILLIAMS) to be dislodged. He said there had been no contributing inwards movement by Mr Du Plessis' horse outside of MUTT WILLIAMS. He stated that Mr Jones had ridden his horse out into the line of Miss Collett when not the required distance clear and was of the view this caused MUTT WILLIAMS to clip heels and dislodge Miss Collett.
Mr Jones asked Mr Robinson to clarify how many horses were on his inside just prior to the incident. Mr Robinson re-affirmed his earlier statement that Mr Jones was a 'loose' one off. Mr Jones stated that in his opinion he was 3 widths off the fence and always had been.
Mr Williamson called Miss A Collett to explain to the Committee in her own words, what had taken place.
Miss Collett said that as she approached the home turn she had been in a one-off position, then attempted to improve her horse into a challenging position. She was then in a 3 off position with clear running near the 400 metre mark. At that time JIGGER TIME (Mr Du Plessis ) was outside her and ALL OKAY ridden by Mr Jones was on her inside. Miss Collett said she called out 3 times to Mr Jones as he made an abrupt movement towards her horse when he was only about 3/4 length ahead of her. Mr Du Plessis had made an outwards movement to give her room at this time. She stated that the abrupt outwards movement by Mr Jones gave her no chance to avoid him, and that this was evident on the films. She subsequently was dislodged from MUTT WILLIAMS after clipping heels with ALL OKAY.
In reply to a question from the Committee, Miss Collett stated that she was dislodged from her horse after the horse on her inside ALL OKAY came out into her line of running. When further questioned, Miss Collett added that there had only been room for her horse, that she was improving her position and that she called out to Mr Jones when she realised he was angling his horse out towards her.
Mr Jones asked Miss Collett to determine his position prior to the incident. Miss Collett stated that she felt the films did not adequately show this, but added that as she was in a 4 wide position just prior to being dislodged she wondered how Mr Jones ended up in her running line.
In response to a question from the Committee if he had heard Miss Collett calling out, Mr Jones confirmed that he had, however when asked to demonstrate his corrective action, was unable to do so.
Mr Du Plessis told the Committee that Miss Collett had called out a couple of times and he looked back and moved out to give her room. Mr Du Plessis added that he was not encroaching on Miss Collett's position. He repeated that he had heard her call and had moved outwards. He said that he had reacted to Miss Collett's yells but did not consider Mr Jones had done so. Mr Du Plessis said he did not see the actual contact but had looked across 2 or 3 strides after it took place.
Mr Jones had no questions for Mr Du Plessis when given the opportunity.
Miss D Johnson identified her horse THE SHOW on the film. She said that as she entered the home turn she had been travelling 'ok' when another horse outside her crossed in front of her causing her to be tightened. She did not believe this had any impact on Miss Collett being dislodged from her mount. She added that as she had been well ahead of the incident involving Miss Collett she did not believe anything she had done had contributed to that incident.
Mr Jones did not wish to ask any questions of Miss Johnson.
Mr Jones identified his mount ALL OKAY on the films. He said he was travelling behind Miss Johnson in a 3 wide position. He said he was following Miss Johnson and still in a 3 wide position when the incident involving Miss Collett occurred. He added that Miss Collett was in a 4 wide position at that time and that he did not make any outwards movement until after the incident happened. He said that he considered Miss Collett to have been in an awkward position and improving, and that he did not know why or how she had clipped heels. Mr Jones added that there had been tightening of horses ahead of him just prior to the 400 metres mark when pressure from an outside horse forced Miss Johnson and Mr Cameron ahead of him to shift in although it had little effect on his position.
When asked by the Committee if there had been room on his outside for Miss Collett to improve Mr Jones said that that he felt there was but added Miss Collett was in an awkward situation and he did not know how much room she had as there was barely enough room for his horse to improve. He told the Committee that Miss Collett' horse's head was on his horse's hindquarters about 3/4 to 1 length behind him. He said he had heard Miss Collett calling out and looked around after the incident occurred. He felt that Miss Collett had put herself in a tight spot and was not even sure if her horse had actually clipped his horse's heels.
Mr Jones did not call any witnesses to appear at the hearing.
In Summary, Mr Williamson referred to Mr Robinson's interpretation of the incident. He stated that there it was clear there were two main points to take into consideration. Firstly, Mr Jones had been in a 'loose' one-off position prior to the incident. When Miss Collett was dislodged it was clear that ALL OKAY was on the outside of the heels of the horse in front of it, THE SHOW ridden by Miss Johnson. He stated that at that time ALL OKAY had to be in a 3 wide position and had shifted from its earlier 1 off to a 3 wide position. Mr Williamson said that as the film was unclear he was unable to say how Mr Jones' mount had made that outwards movement. He added that Miss Collett alleged that Mr Jones had shifted outwards into her line of running when not clear to do so. As Mr Du Plessis had moved out to relieve any pressure on Miss Collett then it must have been Mr Jones shifting outwards while riding forward who caused the incident. He added that the Stewards alleged that it was this movement which caused Miss Collett's mount to clip heels and stumble, dislodging her.
Mr Jones in summing up maintained that he was always in a 3 wide position and had not moved out into Miss Collett's line. He added that it was his summation that there was a 'lot going on' ahead of him prior to the incident. However he was adamant that he was always in a 3 wide position while Miss Collett was in a 4 wide position. He said he had not changed ground until after the incident when he was entitled to.
When questioned by the Committee, Mr Williamson stated that in the Stewards opinion Miss Collett had been between 3/4 to 1 length behind Mr Jones when the incident occurred.
Mr Jones replied that he thought it had been less, that her horse was right on his horse's flank, which meant he doubted it had clipped his horse's heels.
Reasons for Decision:
Having carefully considered the evidence of both Mr Williamson and his witnesses and Mr Jones, and after reviewing films of the incident on a frame by frame basis, the Committee is satisfied that the requisite standard of proof has been met. There is credible evidence that Mr Jones did allow ALL OKAY to shift outwards when less than 1 length clear of MUTT WILLIAMS. This resulted in MUTT WILLIAMS clipping the heels of ALL OKAY which caused Miss Collett to be dislodged.
We placed particular emphasis on the 'turn' film. This showed that immediately prior to the incident there was clear room for Miss Collett to improve her mount's position. She was 4 wide at the time. We found that it was also clear that ALL OKAY was being angled outwards by Mr Jones at that time. We accept evidence from Miss Collett and Mr Robinson that at that time ALL OKAY was less than a length clear of MUTT WILLIAMS. We accept the evidence of Mr Du Plessis (which is supported by the video films) that he had moved outwards to relieve any pressure off Miss Collett after hearing her calling out to Mr Jones.
We note that Mr Jones acknowledged that Miss Collett had called out to him, however Mr Jones was unable to demonstrate any remedial action on his part or demonstrate where he in fact did look around.
The Rule calls for a rider to be his own length and another length clear before commencing to change direction. We are satisfied that Mr Jones' mount was less than 1 length clear of Miss Collett just prior to the incident resulting in Miss Collett being dislodged.
We reject Mr Jones' evidence that he had not changed ground until after the incident.
The Committee notes that 'interference' is defined as: " a horse crossing another horse without being at least its own length and one other clear length in front of such other horse at the time of crossing".
Because Mr Jones was not the required distance clear of Miss Collett when moving out, we find the charge proved.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Williamson told the Committee that Mr Jones had 3 previous breaches of the 'careless riding' rule in the past 12 months. None of these resulted in a fall or dislodgement. They are recorded as follows:
27 January 2013 - Auckland, 3 weeks suspension ($1 Million dollar race)
20 July 2013 - Whangarei, 6 days suspension
11 December 2013 - Auckland, 4 days suspension
He added that there were 6 breaches of the rule on record where a fall or dislodged rider had occurred, and these had attracted suspensions of between 6 days and 21 days (3 weeks). He submitted that there were some mitigating circumstances in this matter in that there were horses tiring and moving around ahead of the affected horse and rider.
Mr Williamson added that the Stewards placed this incident at the upper echelon of careless riding and that it was clear a period of suspension was therefore appropriate. He said he would leave any period of suspension imposed on Mr Jones up to the Committee.
Mr Jones submitted that there had been a lot going on at the time the incident occurred and that he felt that Miss Collett had put herself into an awkward position. He asked that the Committee take these points into consideration.
Mr Jones acknowledged that he rode in the North Island, was riding at Te Teko on 27 January and asked that any period of suspension commence after that day.
Reasons for Penalty:
The Committee carefully considered all the evidence and submissions presented. We find there was a slight mitigating factor when approximately 75 metres before this incident Mr Hutchings permitted his mount HIDDEN SECRET to shift in slightly. This placed THE SHOW in restricted room, however at no stage was there any outwards movement from runners on Mr Jones' inside.
We assess Mr Jones' record under this Rule as average, given that this is his 4th breach in the past 12 months. The Committee reviewed the film and assessed the level of carelessness as low-mid range noting Mr Jones took Miss Collett's rightful line of running when less than 1 length clear of her. A key determinate when assessing penalty is that the interference resulted in Miss Collett being dislodged from her mount, such consequence we assess as being of a high range.
We are aware of several other penalties imposed on riders following charges of careless riding where a fall or dislodged rider has taken place.
The Committee points out that there were extenuating circumstances which resulted in the 6 day suspension referred to by Mr Williamson and this case is not relevant in this matter.
Rider 'T' was suspended for 12 days on January 17 2013 after admitting a similar breach where 2 horses were involved resulting in a jockey being dislodged.
Rider 'R' was suspended for 12 days on 5 October 2012 after admitting a similar breach where a jockey was dislodged.
Rider 'C' was suspended for 14 days on 29 August 2012 after admitting a breach where he made a severe outwards movement causing a jockey to be dislodged.
Rider 'C' was suspended for 14 days on 14 September 2011 after admitting a similar breach.
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plea: denied
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decisiondate: 22/01/2014
hearing_title: R Rotorua 24 January 2014 - R 8
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 8, the LOWE SCHOLLUM & JONES 1950, an Information was filed pursuant to Rule 638(1)(d) alleging that near the 400 metres Mr R Jones (ALL OKAY) allowed his mount to shift out when not clear of Miss A Collett (MUTT WILLIAMS). MUTT WILLIAMS clipped a heel and dislodged Miss Collett.
Mr Jones acknowledged that he understood the nature of the charge and did not require the Rule to be read. He advised the Committee that he did not admit the breach.
Rule 638(1)(d) provides that: A Rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be careless.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
The Informant, Mr Williamson opened the case for the Stipendiary Stewards telling the Committee that he would be calling 4 witnesses, namely Stipendiary Steward, Mr W Robinson and Jockeys A Collett, M Du Plessis, D Johnson.
Mr Williamson then asked Mr Robinson to give the Stewards interpretation of the incident.
Mr Robinson, using the available films, identified Mr Jones' mount ALL OKAY as the horses were approaching the 400 metres mark. He stated that at the time ALL OKAY was in a 'loose' one-off position, which he clarified as being approximately 11/2 horse widths off the running rail. He then identified Miss Collett's mount MUTT WILLIAMS directly behind ALL OKAY. He also identified Mr Du Plessis' horse JIGGER INN on the outside of MUTT WILLIAMS.
Using the film, Mr Robinson pointed out MUTT WILLIAMS making a forward move outside ALL OKAY. He added that just prior to this there had been some tightening by the horses in front of ALL OKAY and MUTT WILLIAMS . He said there had been minimal movement by these horses and the Stewards did not believe that that incident had any bearing on this breach. He said that at about the 400 metres mark Mr Jones started to ride his mount outwards into the rightful running line of MUTT WILLIAMS which resulted in MUTT WILLIAMS clipping ALL OKAY's heels causing Miss Collett (MUTT WILLIAMS) to be dislodged. He said there had been no contributing inwards movement by Mr Du Plessis' horse outside of MUTT WILLIAMS. He stated that Mr Jones had ridden his horse out into the line of Miss Collett when not the required distance clear and was of the view this caused MUTT WILLIAMS to clip heels and dislodge Miss Collett.
Mr Jones asked Mr Robinson to clarify how many horses were on his inside just prior to the incident. Mr Robinson re-affirmed his earlier statement that Mr Jones was a 'loose' one off. Mr Jones stated that in his opinion he was 3 widths off the fence and always had been.
Mr Williamson called Miss A Collett to explain to the Committee in her own words, what had taken place.
Miss Collett said that as she approached the home turn she had been in a one-off position, then attempted to improve her horse into a challenging position. She was then in a 3 off position with clear running near the 400 metre mark. At that time JIGGER TIME (Mr Du Plessis ) was outside her and ALL OKAY ridden by Mr Jones was on her inside. Miss Collett said she called out 3 times to Mr Jones as he made an abrupt movement towards her horse when he was only about 3/4 length ahead of her. Mr Du Plessis had made an outwards movement to give her room at this time. She stated that the abrupt outwards movement by Mr Jones gave her no chance to avoid him, and that this was evident on the films. She subsequently was dislodged from MUTT WILLIAMS after clipping heels with ALL OKAY.
In reply to a question from the Committee, Miss Collett stated that she was dislodged from her horse after the horse on her inside ALL OKAY came out into her line of running. When further questioned, Miss Collett added that there had only been room for her horse, that she was improving her position and that she called out to Mr Jones when she realised he was angling his horse out towards her.
Mr Jones asked Miss Collett to determine his position prior to the incident. Miss Collett stated that she felt the films did not adequately show this, but added that as she was in a 4 wide position just prior to being dislodged she wondered how Mr Jones ended up in her running line.
In response to a question from the Committee if he had heard Miss Collett calling out, Mr Jones confirmed that he had, however when asked to demonstrate his corrective action, was unable to do so.
Mr Du Plessis told the Committee that Miss Collett had called out a couple of times and he looked back and moved out to give her room. Mr Du Plessis added that he was not encroaching on Miss Collett's position. He repeated that he had heard her call and had moved outwards. He said that he had reacted to Miss Collett's yells but did not consider Mr Jones had done so. Mr Du Plessis said he did not see the actual contact but had looked across 2 or 3 strides after it took place.
Mr Jones had no questions for Mr Du Plessis when given the opportunity.
Miss D Johnson identified her horse THE SHOW on the film. She said that as she entered the home turn she had been travelling 'ok' when another horse outside her crossed in front of her causing her to be tightened. She did not believe this had any impact on Miss Collett being dislodged from her mount. She added that as she had been well ahead of the incident involving Miss Collett she did not believe anything she had done had contributed to that incident.
Mr Jones did not wish to ask any questions of Miss Johnson.
Mr Jones identified his mount ALL OKAY on the films. He said he was travelling behind Miss Johnson in a 3 wide position. He said he was following Miss Johnson and still in a 3 wide position when the incident involving Miss Collett occurred. He added that Miss Collett was in a 4 wide position at that time and that he did not make any outwards movement until after the incident happened. He said that he considered Miss Collett to have been in an awkward position and improving, and that he did not know why or how she had clipped heels. Mr Jones added that there had been tightening of horses ahead of him just prior to the 400 metres mark when pressure from an outside horse forced Miss Johnson and Mr Cameron ahead of him to shift in although it had little effect on his position.
When asked by the Committee if there had been room on his outside for Miss Collett to improve Mr Jones said that that he felt there was but added Miss Collett was in an awkward situation and he did not know how much room she had as there was barely enough room for his horse to improve. He told the Committee that Miss Collett' horse's head was on his horse's hindquarters about 3/4 to 1 length behind him. He said he had heard Miss Collett calling out and looked around after the incident occurred. He felt that Miss Collett had put herself in a tight spot and was not even sure if her horse had actually clipped his horse's heels.
Mr Jones did not call any witnesses to appear at the hearing.
In Summary, Mr Williamson referred to Mr Robinson's interpretation of the incident. He stated that there it was clear there were two main points to take into consideration. Firstly, Mr Jones had been in a 'loose' one-off position prior to the incident. When Miss Collett was dislodged it was clear that ALL OKAY was on the outside of the heels of the horse in front of it, THE SHOW ridden by Miss Johnson. He stated that at that time ALL OKAY had to be in a 3 wide position and had shifted from its earlier 1 off to a 3 wide position. Mr Williamson said that as the film was unclear he was unable to say how Mr Jones' mount had made that outwards movement. He added that Miss Collett alleged that Mr Jones had shifted outwards into her line of running when not clear to do so. As Mr Du Plessis had moved out to relieve any pressure on Miss Collett then it must have been Mr Jones shifting outwards while riding forward who caused the incident. He added that the Stewards alleged that it was this movement which caused Miss Collett's mount to clip heels and stumble, dislodging her.
Mr Jones in summing up maintained that he was always in a 3 wide position and had not moved out into Miss Collett's line. He added that it was his summation that there was a 'lot going on' ahead of him prior to the incident. However he was adamant that he was always in a 3 wide position while Miss Collett was in a 4 wide position. He said he had not changed ground until after the incident when he was entitled to.
When questioned by the Committee, Mr Williamson stated that in the Stewards opinion Miss Collett had been between 3/4 to 1 length behind Mr Jones when the incident occurred.
Mr Jones replied that he thought it had been less, that her horse was right on his horse's flank, which meant he doubted it had clipped his horse's heels.
reasonsfordecision:
Having carefully considered the evidence of both Mr Williamson and his witnesses and Mr Jones, and after reviewing films of the incident on a frame by frame basis, the Committee is satisfied that the requisite standard of proof has been met. There is credible evidence that Mr Jones did allow ALL OKAY to shift outwards when less than 1 length clear of MUTT WILLIAMS. This resulted in MUTT WILLIAMS clipping the heels of ALL OKAY which caused Miss Collett to be dislodged.
We placed particular emphasis on the 'turn' film. This showed that immediately prior to the incident there was clear room for Miss Collett to improve her mount's position. She was 4 wide at the time. We found that it was also clear that ALL OKAY was being angled outwards by Mr Jones at that time. We accept evidence from Miss Collett and Mr Robinson that at that time ALL OKAY was less than a length clear of MUTT WILLIAMS. We accept the evidence of Mr Du Plessis (which is supported by the video films) that he had moved outwards to relieve any pressure off Miss Collett after hearing her calling out to Mr Jones.
We note that Mr Jones acknowledged that Miss Collett had called out to him, however Mr Jones was unable to demonstrate any remedial action on his part or demonstrate where he in fact did look around.
The Rule calls for a rider to be his own length and another length clear before commencing to change direction. We are satisfied that Mr Jones' mount was less than 1 length clear of Miss Collett just prior to the incident resulting in Miss Collett being dislodged.
We reject Mr Jones' evidence that he had not changed ground until after the incident.
The Committee notes that 'interference' is defined as: " a horse crossing another horse without being at least its own length and one other clear length in front of such other horse at the time of crossing".
Because Mr Jones was not the required distance clear of Miss Collett when moving out, we find the charge proved.
Decision:
The standard of proof has been met and accordingly the Committee is satisfied on the basis of credible evidence that this charge has been proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Williamson told the Committee that Mr Jones had 3 previous breaches of the 'careless riding' rule in the past 12 months. None of these resulted in a fall or dislodgement. They are recorded as follows:
27 January 2013 - Auckland, 3 weeks suspension ($1 Million dollar race)
20 July 2013 - Whangarei, 6 days suspension
11 December 2013 - Auckland, 4 days suspension
He added that there were 6 breaches of the rule on record where a fall or dislodged rider had occurred, and these had attracted suspensions of between 6 days and 21 days (3 weeks). He submitted that there were some mitigating circumstances in this matter in that there were horses tiring and moving around ahead of the affected horse and rider.
Mr Williamson added that the Stewards placed this incident at the upper echelon of careless riding and that it was clear a period of suspension was therefore appropriate. He said he would leave any period of suspension imposed on Mr Jones up to the Committee.
Mr Jones submitted that there had been a lot going on at the time the incident occurred and that he felt that Miss Collett had put herself into an awkward position. He asked that the Committee take these points into consideration.
Mr Jones acknowledged that he rode in the North Island, was riding at Te Teko on 27 January and asked that any period of suspension commence after that day.
reasonsforpenalty:
The Committee carefully considered all the evidence and submissions presented. We find there was a slight mitigating factor when approximately 75 metres before this incident Mr Hutchings permitted his mount HIDDEN SECRET to shift in slightly. This placed THE SHOW in restricted room, however at no stage was there any outwards movement from runners on Mr Jones' inside.
We assess Mr Jones' record under this Rule as average, given that this is his 4th breach in the past 12 months. The Committee reviewed the film and assessed the level of carelessness as low-mid range noting Mr Jones took Miss Collett's rightful line of running when less than 1 length clear of her. A key determinate when assessing penalty is that the interference resulted in Miss Collett being dislodged from her mount, such consequence we assess as being of a high range.
We are aware of several other penalties imposed on riders following charges of careless riding where a fall or dislodged rider has taken place.
The Committee points out that there were extenuating circumstances which resulted in the 6 day suspension referred to by Mr Williamson and this case is not relevant in this matter.
Rider 'T' was suspended for 12 days on January 17 2013 after admitting a similar breach where 2 horses were involved resulting in a jockey being dislodged.
Rider 'R' was suspended for 12 days on 5 October 2012 after admitting a similar breach where a jockey was dislodged.
Rider 'C' was suspended for 14 days on 29 August 2012 after admitting a breach where he made a severe outwards movement causing a jockey to be dislodged.
Rider 'C' was suspended for 14 days on 14 September 2011 after admitting a similar breach.
penalty:
The Committee wishes to record that Race 8 on the day in question started at 4.40pm. After hearing all of the evidence and penalty submissions the time was 6.20pm.
In fairness to Mr Jones the Committee was required to verify previous penalties involving a fall and/or dislodged rider. We believed it was therefore appropriate to announce the penalty decision at Te Teko on 27 January 2014, and accordingly we adjourned this hearing to that day.
Taking all of these factors into consideration we impose a term of suspension on Mr Jones from riding in races which is to commence after racing at Te Teko on 27 January up to and including racing at Pukekohe on 19 February 2014, 12 North Island riding days.
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Informant: Mr M Williamson - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr R Jones - Class A Jockey of ALL OKAY
Otherperson: Miss D Johnson - Class A Jockey of THE SHOW, Miss A Collett - Apprentice Jockey of MUTT WILLIAMS, Mr M Du Plessis - Class A Jockey of JIGGER TIME, Mr W Robinson - Stipendiary Steward
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