Waipa RC 18 June 2017 – R 5 (instigating a protest) – Chair, Mr N McCutcheon
ID: JCA14304
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Waipa RC - 18 June 2017
Meet Chair:
NMcCutcheon
Meet Committee Member 1:
ADooley
Race Date:
2017/06/18
Race Number:
R 5
Decision:
The Protest 3rd against 2nd was dismissed with authority being given for the dividends and prize money to be paid on the Judge’s placings.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 5, (Central Café 2000), Information No A7310 was filed with the Judicial Committee. Mr McKeagg the Trainer of the third-placed horse BROOKBARS lodged a protest against the second-placed horse BATTLE ROYAL alleging interference in the home straight.
Rule 642(1) provides:
If a placed horse or its rider causes interference within the meaning of this Rule 642 to another placed horse, and the Judicial Committee is of the opinion that the horse so interfered with would have finished ahead of the first mentioned horse had such interference not occurred, they may place the first mentioned horse immediately after the horse interfered with.
Judge’s Placings were:
1st - COMMANDER
2nd - BATTLE ROYAL
3rd - BROOKBARS
4th - RIPPY
5th - EYESLUCKY
The official margins were: Short-Head, 2 Lengths.
Submissions for Decision:
All films were shown and then, the Informant Mr McKeagg said, that halfway down the straight there were three horses abreast with his horse racing in the middle and that BATTLE ROYAL shifted in and completely shut his horse out of the gap. He said that but for the interference his horse would have ran second.
Ms Spratt, the rider of BROOKBARS, said that her horse had hit the front, that BATTLE ROYAL commenced to crowd her and that the gap got tighter and tighter. She said that although the margin was 2 Lengths between 2nd and 3rd she did not intend it to be that great as she had planned to only pull out of the gap.
Mr McQuade, representing the connections of BATTLE ROYAL said that the horse does have a tendency to lay in and that the interference was minimal. He said there was one bump near the 50 metres and that Ms Jones stopped riding. He concluded by saying that if interference had not occurred that the finishing positions would not have changed.
Ms Jones said that BATTLE ROYAL is known to lay in under pressure. She said that if Ms Spratt had continued riding out the gap would not have closed. She added that she did not think that BROOKBARS would have beaten her horse.
Stipendiary Steward, Mr Jones said that it was clear that interference had occurred and that BROOKBARS may have beaten BATTLE ROYAL but that was for the JCA to determine.
Reasons for Decision:
The committee had regard for the run of both horses over the final 200 metres of the race.
The committee was satisfied that interference did occur, in particular over the final few metres when BATTLE ROYAL shifted and closed the gap on BROOKBARS. However prior to this occurring the committee was satisfied that BATTLE ROYAL was holding BROOKBARS and that the finishing order of the race was not affected.
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hearingid: 7227c5ac8992809d370b6de806d71073
informantnumber: A7310
horsename: BATTLE ROYAL
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decisiondate: 20/06/2017
hearing_title: Waipa RC 18 June 2017 - R 5 (instigating a protest) - Chair, Mr N McCutcheon
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 5, (Central Café 2000), Information No A7310 was filed with the Judicial Committee. Mr McKeagg the Trainer of the third-placed horse BROOKBARS lodged a protest against the second-placed horse BATTLE ROYAL alleging interference in the home straight.
Rule 642(1) provides:
If a placed horse or its rider causes interference within the meaning of this Rule 642 to another placed horse, and the Judicial Committee is of the opinion that the horse so interfered with would have finished ahead of the first mentioned horse had such interference not occurred, they may place the first mentioned horse immediately after the horse interfered with.
Judge’s Placings were:
1st - COMMANDER
2nd - BATTLE ROYAL
3rd - BROOKBARS
4th - RIPPY
5th - EYESLUCKY
The official margins were: Short-Head, 2 Lengths.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
All films were shown and then, the Informant Mr McKeagg said, that halfway down the straight there were three horses abreast with his horse racing in the middle and that BATTLE ROYAL shifted in and completely shut his horse out of the gap. He said that but for the interference his horse would have ran second.
Ms Spratt, the rider of BROOKBARS, said that her horse had hit the front, that BATTLE ROYAL commenced to crowd her and that the gap got tighter and tighter. She said that although the margin was 2 Lengths between 2nd and 3rd she did not intend it to be that great as she had planned to only pull out of the gap.
Mr McQuade, representing the connections of BATTLE ROYAL said that the horse does have a tendency to lay in and that the interference was minimal. He said there was one bump near the 50 metres and that Ms Jones stopped riding. He concluded by saying that if interference had not occurred that the finishing positions would not have changed.
Ms Jones said that BATTLE ROYAL is known to lay in under pressure. She said that if Ms Spratt had continued riding out the gap would not have closed. She added that she did not think that BROOKBARS would have beaten her horse.
Stipendiary Steward, Mr Jones said that it was clear that interference had occurred and that BROOKBARS may have beaten BATTLE ROYAL but that was for the JCA to determine.
reasonsfordecision:
The committee had regard for the run of both horses over the final 200 metres of the race.
The committee was satisfied that interference did occur, in particular over the final few metres when BATTLE ROYAL shifted and closed the gap on BROOKBARS. However prior to this occurring the committee was satisfied that BATTLE ROYAL was holding BROOKBARS and that the finishing order of the race was not affected.
Decision:
The Protest 3rd against 2nd was dismissed with authority being given for the dividends and prize money to be paid on the Judge’s placings.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: 642(1)
Informant: Mr B McKeagg - Trainer of BROOKBARS
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: Ms S Spratt - Rider of BROOKBARS, Mr H McQuade - Trainer representing connections of BATTLE ROYAL, Mr B Jones - Stipendiary Steward
Respondent: Ms A Jones - Licensed Rider of BATTLE ROYAL
StipendSteward:
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