Waikato RC 7 February 2015 – R 1
ID: JCA18230
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Waikato RC - 7 February 2015
Meet Chair:
ADooley
Meet Committee Member 1:
AGodsalve
Race Date:
2015/02/07
Race Number:
R1
Decision:
As Mr Colgan admitted the breach we find the charge proved.
Penalty:
We grant Mr Colgan’s request to seek a deferment to his suspension as per Rule 1106(2).
Accordingly, Mr Colgan had his license to ride in races suspended for a period to commence after racing on 14 February and conclude after racing on 22 February 2015 (5 North Island days).
Facts:
Following the running of race 1, The Edge 97.8 Waikato 1600, an Information was filed pursuant to Rule 638 (1)(d). The Informant, Mr Oatham, alleged that Mr Colgan angled his mount FULL COUNT outwards approaching the 400 metres when there was insufficient room to do so making contact with MATO GROSSO.
Mr Colgan acknowledged that he understood the nature of the charge, the Rule and confirmed his admission of the breach.
Rule 638(1) (d) provides: A Rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be careless.
Mr Coles identified on the head – on video film that near the 400 metres Mr Colgan intended to go for a run on the inside of MATO GROSSO. He showed on the film that there was clearly no room to improve into that position. This resulted in FULL COUNT making contact with the hind quarters of MATO GROSSO. He added the outward shift went on for some distance resulting in a further 2 points of contact between the 2 horses.
Mr Colgan agreed that the first point of contact on the turn was his fault. However, he said Mr Hannam the rider of MATO GROSSO was also riding competitively at the time of the incident.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Oatham produced Mr Colgan’s record which showed 1 previous breach under this Rule in the last 12 months. He described this as a good record. He believed Mr Colgan had crossed the line between competitive and careless and assessed this breach in the low to mid - range. Mr Oatham submitted a suspension of 4 or 5 days would be appropriate.
Mr Colgan advised that he had upcoming engagements at Ellerslie on 14 February, and sought a deferment to any proposed suspension. He accepted there was a fine line between competitive and careless riding. He added the incident resulted in a fair bit of jostling.
Reasons for Penalty:
The Committee carefully considered all the evidence and submissions presented. We have adopted 5 riding days as the starting point in considering the term of suspension. The mitigating factors are Mr Colgan’s admission of the breach and his very good record in relation to this Rule. We assess the level of carelessness as mid – range because Mr Colgan forced a run when there was no run available to him. This resulted in buffeting between the 2 horses for some distance and Mr Colgan was never the required distance clear of Mr Hannam.
After taking into account all the above factors we consider an appropriate penalty is a 5 day suspension.
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decisiondate: 01/02/2015
hearing_title: Waikato RC 7 February 2015 - R 1
charge:
facts:
Following the running of race 1, The Edge 97.8 Waikato 1600, an Information was filed pursuant to Rule 638 (1)(d). The Informant, Mr Oatham, alleged that Mr Colgan angled his mount FULL COUNT outwards approaching the 400 metres when there was insufficient room to do so making contact with MATO GROSSO.
Mr Colgan acknowledged that he understood the nature of the charge, the Rule and confirmed his admission of the breach.
Rule 638(1) (d) provides: A Rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be careless.
Mr Coles identified on the head – on video film that near the 400 metres Mr Colgan intended to go for a run on the inside of MATO GROSSO. He showed on the film that there was clearly no room to improve into that position. This resulted in FULL COUNT making contact with the hind quarters of MATO GROSSO. He added the outward shift went on for some distance resulting in a further 2 points of contact between the 2 horses.
Mr Colgan agreed that the first point of contact on the turn was his fault. However, he said Mr Hannam the rider of MATO GROSSO was also riding competitively at the time of the incident.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As Mr Colgan admitted the breach we find the charge proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Oatham produced Mr Colgan’s record which showed 1 previous breach under this Rule in the last 12 months. He described this as a good record. He believed Mr Colgan had crossed the line between competitive and careless and assessed this breach in the low to mid - range. Mr Oatham submitted a suspension of 4 or 5 days would be appropriate.
Mr Colgan advised that he had upcoming engagements at Ellerslie on 14 February, and sought a deferment to any proposed suspension. He accepted there was a fine line between competitive and careless riding. He added the incident resulted in a fair bit of jostling.
reasonsforpenalty:
The Committee carefully considered all the evidence and submissions presented. We have adopted 5 riding days as the starting point in considering the term of suspension. The mitigating factors are Mr Colgan’s admission of the breach and his very good record in relation to this Rule. We assess the level of carelessness as mid – range because Mr Colgan forced a run when there was no run available to him. This resulted in buffeting between the 2 horses for some distance and Mr Colgan was never the required distance clear of Mr Hannam.
After taking into account all the above factors we consider an appropriate penalty is a 5 day suspension.
penalty:
We grant Mr Colgan’s request to seek a deferment to his suspension as per Rule 1106(2).
Accordingly, Mr Colgan had his license to ride in races suspended for a period to commence after racing on 14 February and conclude after racing on 22 February 2015 (5 North Island days).
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 638(1)(d)
Informant: Mr J Oatham - Senior Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr V Colgan - Licensed Jockey
Otherperson: Mr A Coles - Stipendiary Steward
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Respondent:
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