Wairio TC 24 March 2018 – R 5 (instigating a protest) – Chair, Prof G Hall
ID: JCA14216
Meet Title:
Wairio TC - 24 March 2018
Meet Chair:
GHall
Meet Committee Member 1:
MConway
Race Date:
2018/03/24
Race Number:
R 5
Decision:
The horse is to be relegated behind the lapped on horse.
The amended placings are:
1st 9 MAGNETIC WATCH
2nd 1 BRIDESDALE ROBYN
3RD 6 CAST A SHADOW
4TH 2 MY GEORGIE BOY
Dividends and stakes are to be paid accordingly.
Facts:
Mr Tidmarsh alleged that BRIDESDALE ROBYN was in a break across the finishing line and, in doing so, was lapped on by MAGNETIC WATCH.
Judge’s placings were:
1st 1 BRIDESDALE ROBYN
2nd 9 MAGNETIC WATCH
3RD 6 CAST A SHADOW
4TH 2 MY GEORGIE BOY
Margins were: ½ head; 1 L.
Rule 870(5) states:
Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-rule (4) hereof any horse which is not in the correct gait when its nose reaches the finishing line and which is lapped on by any other horse or horses in the correct gait shall be placed by the Judicial Committee behind such horse or horses provided that where such first mentioned horse is not in its correct gait as a result of interference to such horse or its horseman, then (subject to r 869(8)) such relegation of the horse shall be at the discretion of the Judicial Committee.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Tidmarsh demonstrated on the videos that with some 20 metres to run BRIDESDALE ROBYN went roughly before breaking and galloping across the line. The horse was lapped on by MAGNETIC WATCH.
Mr Ferguson, who represented the connections of BRIDESDALE ROBYN, did not contest the protest and did not wish to be present at the hearing.
Reasons for Decision:
We are satisfied that BRIDESDALE ROBYN broke of her own accord and that she was not in her proper gait when she crossed the finishing line. She was lapped on by MAGNETIC WATCH. Rule 870(5) confers no discretion upon a Committee in these circumstances.
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informantnumber: 10432
horsename: BRIDESDALE ROBYN
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newcharge:
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penaltyrequired:
decisiondate: 26/03/2018
hearing_title: Wairio TC 24 March 2018 - R 5 (instigating a protest) - Chair, Prof G Hall
charge:
facts:
Mr Tidmarsh alleged that BRIDESDALE ROBYN was in a break across the finishing line and, in doing so, was lapped on by MAGNETIC WATCH.
Judge’s placings were:
1st 1 BRIDESDALE ROBYN
2nd 9 MAGNETIC WATCH
3RD 6 CAST A SHADOW
4TH 2 MY GEORGIE BOY
Margins were: ½ head; 1 L.
Rule 870(5) states:
Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-rule (4) hereof any horse which is not in the correct gait when its nose reaches the finishing line and which is lapped on by any other horse or horses in the correct gait shall be placed by the Judicial Committee behind such horse or horses provided that where such first mentioned horse is not in its correct gait as a result of interference to such horse or its horseman, then (subject to r 869(8)) such relegation of the horse shall be at the discretion of the Judicial Committee.
appealdecision:
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submissionsfordecision:
Mr Tidmarsh demonstrated on the videos that with some 20 metres to run BRIDESDALE ROBYN went roughly before breaking and galloping across the line. The horse was lapped on by MAGNETIC WATCH.
Mr Ferguson, who represented the connections of BRIDESDALE ROBYN, did not contest the protest and did not wish to be present at the hearing.
reasonsfordecision:
We are satisfied that BRIDESDALE ROBYN broke of her own accord and that she was not in her proper gait when she crossed the finishing line. She was lapped on by MAGNETIC WATCH. Rule 870(5) confers no discretion upon a Committee in these circumstances.
Decision:
The horse is to be relegated behind the lapped on horse.
The amended placings are:
1st 9 MAGNETIC WATCH
2nd 1 BRIDESDALE ROBYN
3RD 6 CAST A SHADOW
4TH 2 MY GEORGIE BOY
Dividends and stakes are to be paid accordingly.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: 870(5)
Informant: Mr Tidmarsh - Stipendiary Steward
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Otherperson:
PersonPresent:
Respondent: Mr C Ferguson - Driver of BRIDESDALE ROBYN
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