Rangiora HRC 29 June 2014 – R 6 (instigating a protest)
ID: JCA12696
Meet Title:
Rangiora HRC - 29 June 2014
Meet Chair:
SChing
Meet Committee Member 1:
RMcKenzie
Race Date:
2014/06/29
Race Number:
R6
Decision:
The protest was dismissed with the judge's placings confirmed.
It was ordered that dividends and stakes be paid in accordance with that result.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 6, “Monbet” The Breeders Golden Girls Series (Heat 2) Mobile Trot, an Information Instigating a Protest was filed by Stipendiary Steward Mr N Ydgren, alleging interference near the 750m by DONSMEDAD, driven by Mr B Orange, who finished in 2nd place, by easing the pace causing interference to horses racing on the pylons with LADY HEST, driven by Miss S Ottley, breaking.
The Judge's placings in this race were as follows.
1st GOGIRL BROMAC (5)
2nd DONSMEDAD (4)
3rd MING (2)
4th GLENFERRIE SUNBIRD (7)
5th KERRYN KYLE (11)
6th QUEEN MARY (1)
Rule 869(8) provides as follows.
“The Judicial Committee may in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed pursuant to Rule 1003 thereof place any horse which:
(a) may have gained an advantage by any conduct or interference prohibited by any preceding provision of this Rule and/or
(b) may have interfered with, or whose horseman may have interfered with, the progress or chance of any other horse or horses, -
immediately after any horse from which it may have gained an advantage or whose chances or progress may have been affected thereby.
The connections of DONSMEDAD were represented at this hearing by Open Horseman Mr B Orange, Miss S Ottley assisted by Mr R Holmes and Mr Tapper represented the connections of LADY HEST. All parties agreed that they understood the Rule and the nature of the protest.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Ydgren gave evidence and showed the video films of the relevant stages of the race near the 750m, which showed DONSMEDAD, driven by Mr Orange, racing in the lead with QUEEN MARY, driven by Mr McCormick, in the trail, and MING, driven by Mr Bagrie trailing that horse. KERRYN KYLIE, driven by Miss A Tomlinson was four back on the pylons with LADY HEST, driven by Miss S Ottley five back on the markers. Mr Ydgren said that a slight easing in the pace by DONSMEDAD had concertinaed through the field and as a result LADY HEST had broken and lost ground. Miss Ottley gave evidence that it appeared that DONSMEDAD had eased on its own accord and a chain reaction through the field, caused her horse to react and jump out of its gait briefly causing her to lose ground. Miss Ottley said that her chances and progress were affected a “little bit”. Mr McCormick gave evidence to say that he was hard on the back of DONSMEDAD when that horse eased quickly and he had to take immediate action to prevent his horse running into the back of DONSMEDAD. Mr McCormick, in answering a question from Mr Orange, stated that his chances of finishing in a stake bearing position were not affected.
Mr Ydgren when showing the films, submitted that the easing was only slight from Mr Orange but it concertinaed back through the field and as is always the case, the further back you go, the worse it gets for those horses. He also submitted that the easing by Mr Orange was only minimal in the Stewards' opinion.
Mr Tapper stated that LADY HEST had finished well back and it was difficult to know how much of an effect the interference had on the mare.
Mr Orange stated in defence, that LADY HEST had eventually finished 14.4 lengths from DONSMEDAD. He also said that LADY HEST had only lost 1 length when she broke after the pace eased. He said that LADY HEST never made any ground up from that point on and finished 14.4 lengths from DONSMEDAD after losing only ½ to 1 length due to the incident.
Mr Tapper in response submitted that LADY HEST had lost more ground than 1 length but reiterated that he thought LADY HEST would not have finished in a stake bearing place.
On a question from the Committee, Mr Orange stated that DONSMEDAD had pulled up suddenly when in front which had taken him by surprise. He said the horse was wearing ½ blinkers and that he could not see the other runners was possibly why he went to pull up. In summing up Mr Orange stated that LADY HEST would not have beaten DONSMEDAD as she finished 14.4 lengths behind DONSMEDAD after losing only 1 length in the “jar up”.
Miss Ottley, in response to a question from the Committee, agreed with Mr Orange that she had only lost 1 length in the incident.
Reasons for Decision:
We carefully considered the evidence presented and the video coverage of the incident. The Committee was satisfied that DONSMEDAD eased slightly near the 750m, when leading, which caused a concertina effect on the trailing runners and as a result, LADY HEST broke briefly and lost some ground. The Committee found that the chances and progress of LADY HEST were affected to a degree. Against this the Committee took into consideration that LADY HEST finished 14.4 lengths behind DONSMEDAD and that LADY HEST had only lost approximately 1 length in the incident. This was confirmed by Miss Ottley and the video evidence. We also took into account that LADY HEST made no ground up on DONSMEDAD after the incident. Taking all factors into consideration we were not however totally satisfied that the interference suffered by LADY HEST was sufficient to demand a change in placings and therefore used our discretion in this case to dismiss the protest.
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informantnumber: A6147
horsename: DONSMEDAD
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newcharge:
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decisiondate: 03/07/2014
hearing_title: Rangiora HRC 29 June 2014 - R 6 (instigating a protest)
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 6, “Monbet” The Breeders Golden Girls Series (Heat 2) Mobile Trot, an Information Instigating a Protest was filed by Stipendiary Steward Mr N Ydgren, alleging interference near the 750m by DONSMEDAD, driven by Mr B Orange, who finished in 2nd place, by easing the pace causing interference to horses racing on the pylons with LADY HEST, driven by Miss S Ottley, breaking.
The Judge's placings in this race were as follows.
1st GOGIRL BROMAC (5)
2nd DONSMEDAD (4)
3rd MING (2)
4th GLENFERRIE SUNBIRD (7)
5th KERRYN KYLE (11)
6th QUEEN MARY (1)
Rule 869(8) provides as follows.
“The Judicial Committee may in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed pursuant to Rule 1003 thereof place any horse which:
(a) may have gained an advantage by any conduct or interference prohibited by any preceding provision of this Rule and/or
(b) may have interfered with, or whose horseman may have interfered with, the progress or chance of any other horse or horses, -
immediately after any horse from which it may have gained an advantage or whose chances or progress may have been affected thereby.
The connections of DONSMEDAD were represented at this hearing by Open Horseman Mr B Orange, Miss S Ottley assisted by Mr R Holmes and Mr Tapper represented the connections of LADY HEST. All parties agreed that they understood the Rule and the nature of the protest.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Ydgren gave evidence and showed the video films of the relevant stages of the race near the 750m, which showed DONSMEDAD, driven by Mr Orange, racing in the lead with QUEEN MARY, driven by Mr McCormick, in the trail, and MING, driven by Mr Bagrie trailing that horse. KERRYN KYLIE, driven by Miss A Tomlinson was four back on the pylons with LADY HEST, driven by Miss S Ottley five back on the markers. Mr Ydgren said that a slight easing in the pace by DONSMEDAD had concertinaed through the field and as a result LADY HEST had broken and lost ground. Miss Ottley gave evidence that it appeared that DONSMEDAD had eased on its own accord and a chain reaction through the field, caused her horse to react and jump out of its gait briefly causing her to lose ground. Miss Ottley said that her chances and progress were affected a “little bit”. Mr McCormick gave evidence to say that he was hard on the back of DONSMEDAD when that horse eased quickly and he had to take immediate action to prevent his horse running into the back of DONSMEDAD. Mr McCormick, in answering a question from Mr Orange, stated that his chances of finishing in a stake bearing position were not affected.
Mr Ydgren when showing the films, submitted that the easing was only slight from Mr Orange but it concertinaed back through the field and as is always the case, the further back you go, the worse it gets for those horses. He also submitted that the easing by Mr Orange was only minimal in the Stewards' opinion.
Mr Tapper stated that LADY HEST had finished well back and it was difficult to know how much of an effect the interference had on the mare.
Mr Orange stated in defence, that LADY HEST had eventually finished 14.4 lengths from DONSMEDAD. He also said that LADY HEST had only lost 1 length when she broke after the pace eased. He said that LADY HEST never made any ground up from that point on and finished 14.4 lengths from DONSMEDAD after losing only ½ to 1 length due to the incident.
Mr Tapper in response submitted that LADY HEST had lost more ground than 1 length but reiterated that he thought LADY HEST would not have finished in a stake bearing place.
On a question from the Committee, Mr Orange stated that DONSMEDAD had pulled up suddenly when in front which had taken him by surprise. He said the horse was wearing ½ blinkers and that he could not see the other runners was possibly why he went to pull up. In summing up Mr Orange stated that LADY HEST would not have beaten DONSMEDAD as she finished 14.4 lengths behind DONSMEDAD after losing only 1 length in the “jar up”.
Miss Ottley, in response to a question from the Committee, agreed with Mr Orange that she had only lost 1 length in the incident.
reasonsfordecision:
We carefully considered the evidence presented and the video coverage of the incident. The Committee was satisfied that DONSMEDAD eased slightly near the 750m, when leading, which caused a concertina effect on the trailing runners and as a result, LADY HEST broke briefly and lost some ground. The Committee found that the chances and progress of LADY HEST were affected to a degree. Against this the Committee took into consideration that LADY HEST finished 14.4 lengths behind DONSMEDAD and that LADY HEST had only lost approximately 1 length in the incident. This was confirmed by Miss Ottley and the video evidence. We also took into account that LADY HEST made no ground up on DONSMEDAD after the incident. Taking all factors into consideration we were not however totally satisfied that the interference suffered by LADY HEST was sufficient to demand a change in placings and therefore used our discretion in this case to dismiss the protest.
Decision:
The protest was dismissed with the judge's placings confirmed.
It was ordered that dividends and stakes be paid in accordance with that result.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: 869(8)(a)(b)
Informant: N Ydgren- Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: S Ottley-Junior Horsewoman, R Holmes-Open Horseman, D McCormick-Open Horseman, M Tapper-Public Trainer
Respondent: B Orange-Open Horseman, M Austin- Public Trainer
StipendSteward:
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