Rangiora HRC – 1 December 2005 – Race 7

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Following the running of Race 7, the About New Zealand Rental Cars Handicap Trot, an information instigating a protest was laid by Chief Stipendiary Steward Mr N. R. Escott alleging a breach of Rule 870(5)

Following the running of Race 7, the About New Zealand Rental Cars Handicap Trot, an information instigating a protest was laid by Chief Stipendiary Steward Mr N. R. Escott alleging a breach of Rule 870(5), the "lapped on" rule. The information reads as follows.

Rule 870(5) reads as follows.

"Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-rule (4) hereof any horse which is not in its correct gait when its nose reaches the finishing line and which is lapped on by any other horse or horses in the correct gait shall be placed by the Judicial Committee behind such horse or horses provided that where such first mentioned horse is not in its correct gait as a result of interference to such horse or its horseman then (subject to Rule 869(8)) such relegation of the horse shall be at the discretion of the Judicial Committee."

Present at the hearing was Mr R. P. Nyhan the driver of "Billy Boy" (3). Mr Nyhan was also the part owner of "Billy Boy".

Video coverage of the finish of the race was used to show that when the finishing line was reached "Billy Boy" was lapped on by the 4^th and 5^th horses. The official margin between 3^rd and 4^th was ? of a length, and the 5^th horse was almost in line with the 4^th horse.

Mr Nyhan stated that he was not familiar with the "lapped on" rule and this was explained to him. Mr Nyhan did not dispute that his horse had broken from its gait, and nor did he dispute the official margins between his horse and the 4^th and 5^th horses.

After hearing the evidence we were satisfied that "Billy Boy" was lapped on by the 4^th and 5^th horses, and accordingly "Billy Boy" was relegated to 5^th place with "Pine Tree" and "Jack The Capricorn" being promoted to 3^rd and 4^th respectively.

The amended places are as follows.

The amended places are as follows.

1^st ? Dalton Invasion (8)

2^nd ? Aria Abbe (1)

3^rd ? Pine Tree (7)

4^th ? Jack The Capricorn (2)

5^th ? Billy Boy (3)

6^th ? Pammy's Prince (6)

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Rules: 869.8, 870.5

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