Waipa RC – 9 October 2009 – Race 1
ID: JCA22070
Code:
Thoroughbred
Hearing Type (Code):
thoroughbred-racing
Meet Title:
Waipa RC - 9 October 2009
Race Date:
2009/10/09
Race Number:
Race 1
Decision:
Following race 1 Information 6048 was lodged alleging a breach of Rule 638 (1) (d) in that Apprentice Jockey V Ho permitted his mount HUNTINGDON RUN to shift inwards nearing the 1200 metres when not sufficiently clear
Following race 1 Information 6048 was lodged alleging a breach of Rule 638 (1) (d) in that Apprentice Jockey V Ho permitted his mount HUNTINGDON RUN to shift inwards nearing the 1200 metres when not sufficiently clear of FLASHBACK (M Wenn) who was forced inwards causing crowding to STORM CLOUD (A Calder) who was checked.
--The Rule 638 (1) (d) was read and Mr Ho indicated that he understood the Rule. He reiterated that he did not admit the breach.
--Stipendiary Steward Mr A Coles, using the available videos, demonstrated the incident. Upon leaving the stalls Miss Wenn’s mount FLASHBACK dipped on landing and then was hunted up on Mr Ho’s mount inside. She, he indicated, kept and was entitled to her line but the inwards movement of Mr Ho’s mount caused gradual tightening to horses on Miss Wenn’s inside. STORM CLOUD ridden by Mr A Calder received the worst of the tightening forcing him to take hold and lose position.
--Stipendiary Steward Mr J Oatham informed the Committee that the movement was not great but the gradual shifting inwards by Mr Ho’s mount, when not sufficiently clear, meant that the four horses racing at the head of the field ran out of room. He believed Mr Ho’s mount’s head was turned inwards and on three occasions jockey Ho looked to his inside. He felt that jockey Ho was less than a length clear when moving inwards, well outside the recognized guidelines. Jockey Calder’s mount STORM CLOUD was forced back through the field.
--Mr Ho had no questions.
--Jockey M Wenn was called as a witness. She told the Committee her mount did dip on leaving the stalls but she hunted him up. The movement from the outside caused tightening and she felt that jockey Ho was only about ½ length clear when he moved across.
--Jockey Calder confirmed that he did suffer interference. The running became tight and he had to steady. He believed that he lost one to two lengths in the tightening forcing him to the tail of the field. He believed the cause of the interference came from his outside.
--Mr Ho had no questions.
--Mr B McDonald (representing Mr Ho) believed that Miss Wenn’s mount did keep a straight line after dipping at the start. He felt jockey Ho was sufficiently clear. He believed there was ½ to ¾ of a length and Miss Wenn’s mount did not lose ground. He made no comment on the obvious interference that jockey Calder’s mount suffered in the incident.
--DECISION AND REASON
--Mr Ho, this Committee, after viewing the available videos and considering the evidence placed before it, is adamant that you were not sufficiently clear when crossing and although the movement was gradual your actions determined that the horses on your inside were inconvenienced. One in particular, STORM CLOUD, lost a large amount of ground. The horses concerned ran out of room – four does not fit into three. Miss Wenn’s mount, after dipping at the start, was hunted up and was entitled to be where she was and on the line that jockey Wenn elected to take.
--We find the charge proven.
--SUBMISSIONS ON PENALTY
--Mr J Oatham in his submissions indicated that he was a little concerned with Mr Ho’s record under this Rule. He had received two suspensions, one of four days and the other of seven, over the last few months. He was getting an increasing number of rides and gaining mounts, not only in the Waikato/Auckland area but also in the Central Districts. He felt he was an apprentice with a future in racing. Mr Oatham, however, asked for a period of suspension of between four and six riding days.
--Mr McDonald, on behalf of Mr Ho, agreed with Mr Oatham’s comments and asked the Committee that because of commitments he would like any period of suspension to begin after Hawkes’ Bay racing on 15 October.
--Mr Hewetson (jockey Ho’s agent) who was not on course, contacted Mr McDonald who relayed to the Chairman a request for Mr Ho to have dispensation to ride in his first listed race on Saturday 17 October. He informed the Chairman that owners from overseas were coming to view the race and wished Mr Ho to ride their horse.
--Both Mr Hewetson and Mr McDonald were informed that while the Committee had sympathy for the request it could not and would not be accommodated.
--DECISION
--Mr Ho, the Committee believes that this breach of the Rule must be handled by way of a suspension. You are a promising apprentice gaining an increasing number of rides but we do have concerns on your riding record under this Rule. In this instance you were not sufficiently clear when crossing and horses on your inside were inconvenienced. One in particular was badly checked. Mr Ho you have informed the Committee that you wish to ride in Hastings on 15 October and that you do not ride in the South Island.
You are suspended from race riding after racing on 15 October until the completion of racing on Monday 26 October 2009 (5 days).
T W Castles D Johnstone
Chairman
6048
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Decision:
Following race 1 Information 6048 was lodged alleging a breach of Rule 638 (1) (d) in that Apprentice Jockey V Ho permitted his mount HUNTINGDON RUN to shift inwards nearing the 1200 metres when not sufficiently clear
Following race 1 Information 6048 was lodged alleging a breach of Rule 638 (1) (d) in that Apprentice Jockey V Ho permitted his mount HUNTINGDON RUN to shift inwards nearing the 1200 metres when not sufficiently clear of FLASHBACK (M Wenn) who was forced inwards causing crowding to STORM CLOUD (A Calder) who was checked.
--The Rule 638 (1) (d) was read and Mr Ho indicated that he understood the Rule. He reiterated that he did not admit the breach.
--Stipendiary Steward Mr A Coles, using the available videos, demonstrated the incident. Upon leaving the stalls Miss Wenn’s mount FLASHBACK dipped on landing and then was hunted up on Mr Ho’s mount inside. She, he indicated, kept and was entitled to her line but the inwards movement of Mr Ho’s mount caused gradual tightening to horses on Miss Wenn’s inside. STORM CLOUD ridden by Mr A Calder received the worst of the tightening forcing him to take hold and lose position.
--Stipendiary Steward Mr J Oatham informed the Committee that the movement was not great but the gradual shifting inwards by Mr Ho’s mount, when not sufficiently clear, meant that the four horses racing at the head of the field ran out of room. He believed Mr Ho’s mount’s head was turned inwards and on three occasions jockey Ho looked to his inside. He felt that jockey Ho was less than a length clear when moving inwards, well outside the recognized guidelines. Jockey Calder’s mount STORM CLOUD was forced back through the field.
--Mr Ho had no questions.
--Jockey M Wenn was called as a witness. She told the Committee her mount did dip on leaving the stalls but she hunted him up. The movement from the outside caused tightening and she felt that jockey Ho was only about ½ length clear when he moved across.
--Jockey Calder confirmed that he did suffer interference. The running became tight and he had to steady. He believed that he lost one to two lengths in the tightening forcing him to the tail of the field. He believed the cause of the interference came from his outside.
--Mr Ho had no questions.
--Mr B McDonald (representing Mr Ho) believed that Miss Wenn’s mount did keep a straight line after dipping at the start. He felt jockey Ho was sufficiently clear. He believed there was ½ to ¾ of a length and Miss Wenn’s mount did not lose ground. He made no comment on the obvious interference that jockey Calder’s mount suffered in the incident.
--DECISION AND REASON
--Mr Ho, this Committee, after viewing the available videos and considering the evidence placed before it, is adamant that you were not sufficiently clear when crossing and although the movement was gradual your actions determined that the horses on your inside were inconvenienced. One in particular, STORM CLOUD, lost a large amount of ground. The horses concerned ran out of room – four does not fit into three. Miss Wenn’s mount, after dipping at the start, was hunted up and was entitled to be where she was and on the line that jockey Wenn elected to take.
--We find the charge proven.
--SUBMISSIONS ON PENALTY
--Mr J Oatham in his submissions indicated that he was a little concerned with Mr Ho’s record under this Rule. He had received two suspensions, one of four days and the other of seven, over the last few months. He was getting an increasing number of rides and gaining mounts, not only in the Waikato/Auckland area but also in the Central Districts. He felt he was an apprentice with a future in racing. Mr Oatham, however, asked for a period of suspension of between four and six riding days.
--Mr McDonald, on behalf of Mr Ho, agreed with Mr Oatham’s comments and asked the Committee that because of commitments he would like any period of suspension to begin after Hawkes’ Bay racing on 15 October.
--Mr Hewetson (jockey Ho’s agent) who was not on course, contacted Mr McDonald who relayed to the Chairman a request for Mr Ho to have dispensation to ride in his first listed race on Saturday 17 October. He informed the Chairman that owners from overseas were coming to view the race and wished Mr Ho to ride their horse.
--Both Mr Hewetson and Mr McDonald were informed that while the Committee had sympathy for the request it could not and would not be accommodated.
--DECISION
--Mr Ho, the Committee believes that this breach of the Rule must be handled by way of a suspension. You are a promising apprentice gaining an increasing number of rides but we do have concerns on your riding record under this Rule. In this instance you were not sufficiently clear when crossing and horses on your inside were inconvenienced. One in particular was badly checked. Mr Ho you have informed the Committee that you wish to ride in Hastings on 15 October and that you do not ride in the South Island.
You are suspended from race riding after racing on 15 October until the completion of racing on Monday 26 October 2009 (5 days).
T W Castles D Johnstone
Chairman
6048
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