Roxburgh TC 4 January 2013 – R 6 (instigating a protest)
ID: JCA18009
Meet Title:
Roxburgh TC - 4 January 2013
Meet Chair:
GHall
Meet Committee Member 1:
PKnowles
Race Date:
2013/01/04
Race Number:
R6
Decision:
The protest is dismissed.
Placings are as called by the Judge. Stakes and dividends are authorised to be paid accordingly.
Facts:
Mr Renault alleged that horse number 6, PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT, placed 1st by the Judge interfered with the chances of horse number 5, FLYOVER, placed 2nd by the Judge in that PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT forced FLYOVER wider on the track down the back straight on the first occasion.
Judge’s placings were:
1st - 6 PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT
2nd - 5 FLYOVER
3rd - 4 DONTHAVTIME
4th - 1 REPEAT AFTER ME
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Renault demonstrated on the available video angles that in his view when Miss Edmonds, the driver of FLYOVER commenced to make a run from the back on the outside of the field, PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT came out underneath her in breach of the push out rule. He demonstrated that PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT continued to the front and that FLYOVER sat parked. He said PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT had gained an advantage over FLYOVER in breach of the rules.
Ms Edmonds, the driver of FLYOVER, confirmed Mr Renault’s description of events. She said she was forced wider on the track and had had to sit parked. She said she did not make any effort to get to the front, as she did not believe Mr Williamson would hand up. Mr Thornley assisted Ms Edmonds. He, together with Mr McDermott, emphasised the extra distance FLYOVER had had to travel through sitting parked.
Mr M Williamson stated Ms Edmonds was coming very fast from the back. He said he made his move prior to her coming up on his outside. With the assistance of Mr N Williamson, he demonstrated on freeze frame that the head of PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT was out before Ms Edmonds came up alongside his cart. He said this showed he had come out just before she came up. He accepted he was not fully out but emphasised that he had already commenced to make his run wider on the track.
Reasons for Decision:
We have repeatedly viewed the synchronised head and side-on views of the incident. Ms Edmonds is progressing on Mr Williamson’s outer very quickly, which makes it necessary to make an assessment based on a frame-by-frame basis. We have frozen the frames at the point that the head of PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT comes up and is turned sideways, which we believe is the time Mr Williamson commences to move wider on the track. This was before the nose of her horse was outside his sulky wheel. This is further demonstrated by the back-straight video angle, which shows the head of PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT outside that of the horse that he was following. At this point Ms Edmonds is still behind the cart of Mr Williamson. The margin is not great, but there is a margin.
In light of our being satisfied that the nose of FLYOVER is not level with the cart of PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT when that horse commences to move wider on the track, we do not find there has been a breach of the rules.
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hearingid: e19689b84dbaec945b7159968a254a7b
informantnumber: 1955
horsename: PEMBROOK'S DELIGHT
hearing_racingtype:
startdate: no date provided
newcharge:
plea:
penaltyrequired:
decisiondate: 18/12/2012
hearing_title: Roxburgh TC 4 January 2013 - R 6 (instigating a protest)
charge:
facts:
Mr Renault alleged that horse number 6, PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT, placed 1st by the Judge interfered with the chances of horse number 5, FLYOVER, placed 2nd by the Judge in that PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT forced FLYOVER wider on the track down the back straight on the first occasion.
Judge’s placings were:
1st - 6 PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT
2nd - 5 FLYOVER
3rd - 4 DONTHAVTIME
4th - 1 REPEAT AFTER ME
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Renault demonstrated on the available video angles that in his view when Miss Edmonds, the driver of FLYOVER commenced to make a run from the back on the outside of the field, PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT came out underneath her in breach of the push out rule. He demonstrated that PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT continued to the front and that FLYOVER sat parked. He said PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT had gained an advantage over FLYOVER in breach of the rules.
Ms Edmonds, the driver of FLYOVER, confirmed Mr Renault’s description of events. She said she was forced wider on the track and had had to sit parked. She said she did not make any effort to get to the front, as she did not believe Mr Williamson would hand up. Mr Thornley assisted Ms Edmonds. He, together with Mr McDermott, emphasised the extra distance FLYOVER had had to travel through sitting parked.
Mr M Williamson stated Ms Edmonds was coming very fast from the back. He said he made his move prior to her coming up on his outside. With the assistance of Mr N Williamson, he demonstrated on freeze frame that the head of PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT was out before Ms Edmonds came up alongside his cart. He said this showed he had come out just before she came up. He accepted he was not fully out but emphasised that he had already commenced to make his run wider on the track.
reasonsfordecision:
We have repeatedly viewed the synchronised head and side-on views of the incident. Ms Edmonds is progressing on Mr Williamson’s outer very quickly, which makes it necessary to make an assessment based on a frame-by-frame basis. We have frozen the frames at the point that the head of PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT comes up and is turned sideways, which we believe is the time Mr Williamson commences to move wider on the track. This was before the nose of her horse was outside his sulky wheel. This is further demonstrated by the back-straight video angle, which shows the head of PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT outside that of the horse that he was following. At this point Ms Edmonds is still behind the cart of Mr Williamson. The margin is not great, but there is a margin.
In light of our being satisfied that the nose of FLYOVER is not level with the cart of PEMBROOK’S DELIGHT when that horse commences to move wider on the track, we do not find there has been a breach of the rules.
Decision:
The protest is dismissed.
Placings are as called by the Judge. Stakes and dividends are authorised to be paid accordingly.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: 869(8)
Informant: Mr S Renault - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: Mr N Williamson - Assisting Mr M Willimason, Mr M McDermott - Part-owner of FLYOVER, Ms A Edmonds - Driver of FLYOVER, Mr C Thornley - Assisting Ms Edmonds, Mr B Bain - Co-owner of PEMBROOK'S DELIGHT
Respondent: Mr G Knight - Licensed Trainer of PEMBROOK'S DELIGHT, Mr M Williamson - Junior Driver of PEMBROOK'S DELIGHT
StipendSteward:
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