Tapanui RC 21 December 2014 – R 4
ID: JCA13938
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Tapanui RC - 21 December 2014
Meet Chair:
NSkelt
Meet Committee Member 1:
GHall
Race Date:
2014/12/21
Race Number:
R 4
Decision:
As Miss Edmeads admitted the breach we found the charge proved.
Penalty:
Miss Edmeads is suspended from the close of racing on Sunday 21st December 2014 up to and including the 4th of January 2015.
Race days in the period include:
26/12/14 Dunedin
28/12/14 Timaru
30/12/14 Kurow
1/1/15 Waikouaiti
3/1/15 Omakau
4/1/15 Greymouth
Facts:
At the conclusion of Race 4 The Harliwich Contracting and Ewan Allen Honda Maiden an information was lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr M Davidson alleging that Apprentice Jockey Miss A Edmeads (The Believer) allowed her mount to shift inwards when not clear or Last Danske (K Williams) who clipped a heel and blundered past the 800 metres.
The Rule Reads 638 (1)(d):
No Jockey shall ride a horse carelessly.
Miss Edmeads acknowledged she understood the charge and confirmed she admitted the breach. Mr Allison demonstrated the incident on the available films. He stated that Miss Edmeads when progressing forward to the lead had moved inwards when not clear of Last Danske (K Williams) causing this horse to be checked badly.
Miss Edmeads said that her riding instructions were to go to the front. She had “kicked up” on her horse to get it into a position of crossing to take the lead, however the horse hung in initially, and then hung out.
Miss Edmeads said she initially pulled on the inside rein, then the outside rein to straighten the horse up.
Mr Ray Dennis the co-owner and trainer of the horse stated that The Believer was a very difficult horse to ride, and had proved so again today.
Mr N Harnett (Jockey Mentor) supported Miss Edmeads' comments stating that the horse was gawking about and that The Believer had contributed to the incident, making it a very difficult ride for Miss Edmeads.
Mr Davidson stated that it was fortunate that the interference was not more severe, as Miss Williams (Last Danske) “nearly hit the deck” when her horse knuckled over as a result of the incident.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Davidson stated that Miss Edmeads had one previous charge over the past twelve months, when she was suspended for three days on 12 October 2014 at the Winton Meeting. He said that the breach was at the high end, and the consequences potentially could have been far greater as a jockey was nearly dislodged. He submitted a penalty in the 6 to 8 day range was appropriate.
Miss Edmeads was returning to race riding from a lengthy injury layoff and has had 23 race day rides since the 12th of April 2014.
Miss Edmeads stated that it had been a tough time for her recently and that she was working hard on her riding, and a lengthy suspension would be difficult for her.
Mr Harnett reinforced Miss Edmeads' comments saying that she had limited opportunities since her injury and he believed that the horse had contributed to the incident.
Reasons for Penalty:
The committee adopted as a starting point a five day suspension as provided in the Penalty Guide.
The severity of the breach and the consequent interference to Ms Williams which resulted in her almost falling when positioned at the front of the field required a 2 day uplift to that of a seven day suspension. In doing so, we have taken into account that The Believer is a difficult horse to ride and was gawking about as it crossed to the lead. However, we could see no evidence on the videos of Ms Edmeads alternatively pulling on the left and right rein to straighten the horse as she has said she did.
We have assessed the degree of carelessness as at the higher end of the scale. Ms Williams’ horse lost all chance in the race, and inconvenienced other runners as Ms Williams struggled to regain an iron.
It was clear that Miss Edmeads has exercised poor judgement by moving inwards when not sufficiently clear of Last Danske with Miss Williams nearly being dislodged.
We have given Miss Edmeads credit for the admission of the breach taking her penalty down one to a six day suspension.
Miss Edmeads' recent riding record is limited, with one suspension out of 26 rides, which the committee believed to be a neutral situation in fixing penalty.
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penaltyrequired: 1
decisiondate: 13/12/2014
hearing_title: Tapanui RC 21 December 2014 - R 4
charge:
facts:
At the conclusion of Race 4 The Harliwich Contracting and Ewan Allen Honda Maiden an information was lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr M Davidson alleging that Apprentice Jockey Miss A Edmeads (The Believer) allowed her mount to shift inwards when not clear or Last Danske (K Williams) who clipped a heel and blundered past the 800 metres.
The Rule Reads 638 (1)(d):
No Jockey shall ride a horse carelessly.
Miss Edmeads acknowledged she understood the charge and confirmed she admitted the breach. Mr Allison demonstrated the incident on the available films. He stated that Miss Edmeads when progressing forward to the lead had moved inwards when not clear of Last Danske (K Williams) causing this horse to be checked badly.
Miss Edmeads said that her riding instructions were to go to the front. She had “kicked up” on her horse to get it into a position of crossing to take the lead, however the horse hung in initially, and then hung out.
Miss Edmeads said she initially pulled on the inside rein, then the outside rein to straighten the horse up.
Mr Ray Dennis the co-owner and trainer of the horse stated that The Believer was a very difficult horse to ride, and had proved so again today.
Mr N Harnett (Jockey Mentor) supported Miss Edmeads' comments stating that the horse was gawking about and that The Believer had contributed to the incident, making it a very difficult ride for Miss Edmeads.
Mr Davidson stated that it was fortunate that the interference was not more severe, as Miss Williams (Last Danske) “nearly hit the deck” when her horse knuckled over as a result of the incident.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As Miss Edmeads admitted the breach we found the charge proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Davidson stated that Miss Edmeads had one previous charge over the past twelve months, when she was suspended for three days on 12 October 2014 at the Winton Meeting. He said that the breach was at the high end, and the consequences potentially could have been far greater as a jockey was nearly dislodged. He submitted a penalty in the 6 to 8 day range was appropriate.
Miss Edmeads was returning to race riding from a lengthy injury layoff and has had 23 race day rides since the 12th of April 2014.
Miss Edmeads stated that it had been a tough time for her recently and that she was working hard on her riding, and a lengthy suspension would be difficult for her.
Mr Harnett reinforced Miss Edmeads' comments saying that she had limited opportunities since her injury and he believed that the horse had contributed to the incident.
reasonsforpenalty:
The committee adopted as a starting point a five day suspension as provided in the Penalty Guide.
The severity of the breach and the consequent interference to Ms Williams which resulted in her almost falling when positioned at the front of the field required a 2 day uplift to that of a seven day suspension. In doing so, we have taken into account that The Believer is a difficult horse to ride and was gawking about as it crossed to the lead. However, we could see no evidence on the videos of Ms Edmeads alternatively pulling on the left and right rein to straighten the horse as she has said she did.
We have assessed the degree of carelessness as at the higher end of the scale. Ms Williams’ horse lost all chance in the race, and inconvenienced other runners as Ms Williams struggled to regain an iron.
It was clear that Miss Edmeads has exercised poor judgement by moving inwards when not sufficiently clear of Last Danske with Miss Williams nearly being dislodged.
We have given Miss Edmeads credit for the admission of the breach taking her penalty down one to a six day suspension.
Miss Edmeads' recent riding record is limited, with one suspension out of 26 rides, which the committee believed to be a neutral situation in fixing penalty.
penalty:
Miss Edmeads is suspended from the close of racing on Sunday 21st December 2014 up to and including the 4th of January 2015.
Race days in the period include:
26/12/14 Dunedin
28/12/14 Timaru
30/12/14 Kurow
1/1/15 Waikouaiti
3/1/15 Omakau
4/1/15 Greymouth
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 638(1)(d)
Informant: Mr M Davidson - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Miss A Edmeads - Apprentice Jockey
Otherperson: Mr R Dennis - Owner/Trainer of THE BELIEVER, Mr N Harnett - Jockey Mentor, Mr C Allison - Stipendiary Steward
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