Archive Decision

This decision has been migrated from the JCA website. Information is accurate but formatting may differ from contemporary decisions. Please contact us for any further enquiries.

Tapanui RC 23 December 2018 – R 3 – Chair, Prof G Hall

ID: JCA11983

Applicant:
Mr M Davidson - Stipendiary Steward

Respondent(s):
Mr R Mudhoo - Class B Jockey

Other Person:
Mr T Moseley - Licensed Jockey assisting Mr Mudhoo, Mr J McLaughlin - Stipendiary Steward

Information Number:
A8646

Hearing Type:
Hearing

New Charge:
Careless Riding

Rules:
638(1)(d)

Plea:
admitted

Code:
Thoroughbred

Meet Title:
Tapanui RC - 23 December 2018

Meet Chair:
GHall

Meet Committee Member 1:
MConway

Race Date:
2018/12/23

Race Number:
R 3

Decision:

As Mr Mudhoo has admitted the breach, it is found to be proved.

Penalty:

Mr Mudhoo’s licence is suspended for 6 National days. This is from the end of racing on 28 December up to and including 5 January 2019.

Facts:

Mr Davidson alleged that Mr Mudhoo (VERIFY) in race 3, the HOKONUI HONDA / KELSO KONTRACTING RATING 65 1335 metres, permitted his mount to shift inwards passing the 500 metres causing MUTUNGA TAP to be checked.

Mr McLaughlin, Stipendiary Steward, demonstrated on the films that Mr Mudhoo shifted from 4 to 3 wide on the bend. Mr Callaway on MUTUNGA TAP was checked severely. Mr Mudhoo was not his length and another clear when he shifted. He demonstrated that the respondent had shifted inwards off the back of Mr Moseley who was tiring.

Mr Moseley, spoke on behalf of Mr Mudhoo, and said Mr Mudhoo was the victim of circumstances in that he (Mr Moseley) was stopping quite quickly. To avoid Mr Moseley’s horse coming back on to him, Mr Mudhoo had shifted in and taken someone else’s running line.

When questioned by the Committee, Mr Mudhoo acknowledged there had been yelling at the time he shifted ground.

Mr Davidson said he believed that inexperience had led Mr Mudhoo to go in when he should have shifted to the outside of Mr Moseley where there was a run.

Submissions for Penalty:

Mr Davidson produced the respondent’s record, which showed one breach some 10 days ago when Mr Mudhoo was suspended for 5 days. He said up until then Mr Mudhoo had had a very good record.

Mr Davidson said the breach was mid to low range but Mr Callaway had been checked. He believed Mr Callaway’s mount had over-reacted, as it did not like being restrained, which made the incident look worse than it actually was. Mr Callaway’s chances had been extinguished, however.

Mr Mudhoo sought a deferment of any suspension that we were to impose until after Timaru.

Reasons for Penalty:

We believe that the breach is low to mid-range. There has been inwards movement by Mr Mudhoo from off the back of Mr Moseley and Mr Callaway has had to take hold and check his mount. Mr Callaway’s horse has perhaps over-reacted.

We take a starting point of 7 national days. Mr Mudhoo is given credit for his early admission of the breach and for the fact he previously had an excellent record until a low end breach on 14 December last. He is a fairly busy South Island rider. A day’s credit is appropriate for these mitigating factors.

JCA Decision Fields (raw)

Dmitry: This section contains all JCA fields migrated from the raw data.

Data from these fields should be mapped appropriately to display amongst the standard fields above; please make note of any values below that are missing in the above standard fields but should be there.

hearingid: 33d8611e58991a0d1fe83573c63ac2e1


informantnumber: A8646


horsename:


hearing_racingtype:


startdate: no date provided


newcharge: Careless Riding


plea: admitted


penaltyrequired: 1


decisiondate: 27/12/2018


hearing_title: Tapanui RC 23 December 2018 - R 3 - Chair, Prof G Hall


charge:


facts:

Mr Davidson alleged that Mr Mudhoo (VERIFY) in race 3, the HOKONUI HONDA / KELSO KONTRACTING RATING 65 1335 metres, permitted his mount to shift inwards passing the 500 metres causing MUTUNGA TAP to be checked.

Mr McLaughlin, Stipendiary Steward, demonstrated on the films that Mr Mudhoo shifted from 4 to 3 wide on the bend. Mr Callaway on MUTUNGA TAP was checked severely. Mr Mudhoo was not his length and another clear when he shifted. He demonstrated that the respondent had shifted inwards off the back of Mr Moseley who was tiring.

Mr Moseley, spoke on behalf of Mr Mudhoo, and said Mr Mudhoo was the victim of circumstances in that he (Mr Moseley) was stopping quite quickly. To avoid Mr Moseley’s horse coming back on to him, Mr Mudhoo had shifted in and taken someone else’s running line.

When questioned by the Committee, Mr Mudhoo acknowledged there had been yelling at the time he shifted ground.

Mr Davidson said he believed that inexperience had led Mr Mudhoo to go in when he should have shifted to the outside of Mr Moseley where there was a run.


appealdecision:


isappeal:


submissionsfordecision:


reasonsfordecision:


Decision:

As Mr Mudhoo has admitted the breach, it is found to be proved.


sumissionsforpenalty:

Mr Davidson produced the respondent’s record, which showed one breach some 10 days ago when Mr Mudhoo was suspended for 5 days. He said up until then Mr Mudhoo had had a very good record.

Mr Davidson said the breach was mid to low range but Mr Callaway had been checked. He believed Mr Callaway’s mount had over-reacted, as it did not like being restrained, which made the incident look worse than it actually was. Mr Callaway’s chances had been extinguished, however.

Mr Mudhoo sought a deferment of any suspension that we were to impose until after Timaru.


reasonsforpenalty:

We believe that the breach is low to mid-range. There has been inwards movement by Mr Mudhoo from off the back of Mr Moseley and Mr Callaway has had to take hold and check his mount. Mr Callaway’s horse has perhaps over-reacted.

We take a starting point of 7 national days. Mr Mudhoo is given credit for his early admission of the breach and for the fact he previously had an excellent record until a low end breach on 14 December last. He is a fairly busy South Island rider. A day’s credit is appropriate for these mitigating factors.


penalty:

Mr Mudhoo’s licence is suspended for 6 National days. This is from the end of racing on 28 December up to and including 5 January 2019.


hearing_type: Hearing


Rules: 638(1)(d)


Informant: Mr M Davidson - Stipendiary Steward


JockeysandTrainer: Mr R Mudhoo - Class B Jockey


Otherperson: Mr T Moseley - Licensed Jockey assisting Mr Mudhoo, Mr J McLaughlin - Stipendiary Steward


PersonPresent:


Respondent:


StipendSteward:


raceid: 26c9bca479797e1b924fa64302973849


race_expapproval:


racecancelled: 0


race_noreport: 0


race_emailed1: 0


race_emailed2: 0


race_title: R 3


submittochair:


race_expappcomment:


race_km:


race_otherexp:


race_chair:


race_pm1:


race_pm2:


meetid: 3141789972eb319f9fa12bf45d8db795


meet_expapproval:


meet_noreport: 0


waitingforpublication: 0


meet_emailed1: 0


meet_emailed2: 0


meetdate: 23/12/2018


meet_title: Tapanui RC - 23 December 2018


meet_expappcomment:


meet_km:


meet_otherexp:


tracklocation: tapanui-rc


meet_racingtype: thoroughbred-racing


meet_chair: GHall


meet_pm1: MConway


meet_pm2: none


name: Tapanui RC