Wellington RC 12 July 2014 – R 9 (instigating a protest)
ID: JCA14066
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Wellington RC - 12 July 2014
Meet Chair:
NMoffatt
Meet Committee Member 1:
NMcCutcheon
Race Date:
2014/07/12
Race Number:
R 9
Decision:
Accordingly the protest was dismissed and placings allowed to stand as called by the Judge.
Dividends were directed to be paid accordingly.
Facts:
Following Race 9, the Ascend Sales Trophies Handicap, a protest was lodged pursuant to Rule 642(1) by Mr J Parkes alleging that horse number 8 (APLOMB) or its rider placed 1st by the Judge interfered with the chances of horses number 7 (GIPSY STAR) placed 2nd by the Judge.
The information alleged interference over the final stages.
Judge's placings were:
1st APLOMB (8)
2ND GIPSY STAR (7)
3rd FETCHING (2)
4th VEGA (5)
5th YIN DRAGON (1)
The official margin between first and second was a long neck.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Parkes told the committee that he was travelling into the race nicely and challenging for the lead under a vigorous ride. APLOMB came up on his outside and then moved inwards giving him a decent bump. Mr Parkes said while he didn’t have to stop riding the effect of the interference “stopped him in a hole”.
Ms Collis agreed that GIPSY STAR received a decent pump which forced her to change strides however she could not say whether that had affected her chances or if she had just blown out at the finish.
Mr Teeluck, the rider of APLOMB, said his horse came up and passed Mr Parkes. He acknowledged that he had laid in a little on GIPSY STAR but he said he had straightened up and for the remaining 50 – 75 metres of the race Mr Parkes had every chance to make up ground.
Ms Zimmerman said she thought the bump affected both horses and despite a vigorous ride from Mr Parkes on GIPSY STAR her horse APLOMB had picked itself up and gone on to win the race.
For the Stewards Mr Neal said while there was no dispute that APLOMB shifted inwards and moved GIPSY STAR off its line of running APLOMB was pulling away at the finish and they would not support the protest being upheld.
Reasons for Decision:
In coming to a decision the committee carefully considered all of the evidence presented. There was obviously contact between the two runners for which APLOMB was responsible when that runner drifted inwards. We note that despite the bump Mr Parkes (GIPSY STAR) was still able to continue a strong ride to the line. In order to uphold the protest we had to be satisfied that free of interference GIPSY STAR would have finished ahead of APLOMB. Looking at the manner in which both horses finished the race off with APLOMB drawing ahead of GIPSY STAR over the final stages and the long neck margin at the finish we did not think it probable that GIPSY STAR would have beaten APLOMB had the incident not occurred.
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informantnumber: A3308
horsename: APLOMB
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decisiondate: 03/07/2014
hearing_title: Wellington RC 12 July 2014 - R 9 (instigating a protest)
charge:
facts:
Following Race 9, the Ascend Sales Trophies Handicap, a protest was lodged pursuant to Rule 642(1) by Mr J Parkes alleging that horse number 8 (APLOMB) or its rider placed 1st by the Judge interfered with the chances of horses number 7 (GIPSY STAR) placed 2nd by the Judge.
The information alleged interference over the final stages.
Judge's placings were:
1st APLOMB (8)
2ND GIPSY STAR (7)
3rd FETCHING (2)
4th VEGA (5)
5th YIN DRAGON (1)
The official margin between first and second was a long neck.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
Mr Parkes told the committee that he was travelling into the race nicely and challenging for the lead under a vigorous ride. APLOMB came up on his outside and then moved inwards giving him a decent bump. Mr Parkes said while he didn’t have to stop riding the effect of the interference “stopped him in a hole”.
Ms Collis agreed that GIPSY STAR received a decent pump which forced her to change strides however she could not say whether that had affected her chances or if she had just blown out at the finish.
Mr Teeluck, the rider of APLOMB, said his horse came up and passed Mr Parkes. He acknowledged that he had laid in a little on GIPSY STAR but he said he had straightened up and for the remaining 50 – 75 metres of the race Mr Parkes had every chance to make up ground.
Ms Zimmerman said she thought the bump affected both horses and despite a vigorous ride from Mr Parkes on GIPSY STAR her horse APLOMB had picked itself up and gone on to win the race.
For the Stewards Mr Neal said while there was no dispute that APLOMB shifted inwards and moved GIPSY STAR off its line of running APLOMB was pulling away at the finish and they would not support the protest being upheld.
reasonsfordecision:
In coming to a decision the committee carefully considered all of the evidence presented. There was obviously contact between the two runners for which APLOMB was responsible when that runner drifted inwards. We note that despite the bump Mr Parkes (GIPSY STAR) was still able to continue a strong ride to the line. In order to uphold the protest we had to be satisfied that free of interference GIPSY STAR would have finished ahead of APLOMB. Looking at the manner in which both horses finished the race off with APLOMB drawing ahead of GIPSY STAR over the final stages and the long neck margin at the finish we did not think it probable that GIPSY STAR would have beaten APLOMB had the incident not occurred.
Decision:
Accordingly the protest was dismissed and placings allowed to stand as called by the Judge.
Dividends were directed to be paid accordingly.
sumissionsforpenalty:
reasonsforpenalty:
penalty:
hearing_type: Protest
Rules: 642(1)
Informant: Mr J Parkes - Rider of GIPSY STAR
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: Ms T Collis - Trainer of GIPSY STAR, Mr N Teeluck - Rider of APLOMB, Mr R Neal - Co-Chief Stipendiary Steward, Mr N Goodwin - Stipendiary Steward
Respondent: Ms K Zimmerman - Trainer of APLOMB
StipendSteward:
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