Westland RC 11 January 2017 – R 4 – Chair, Mr R McKenzie
ID: JCA12190
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Westland RC - 11 January 2017
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
GClapp
Race Date:
2017/01/11
Race Number:
R4
Decision:
Mr Firdhaus having admitted the breach, the charge was found proved.
Penalty:
Mr Firdhaus’s Apprentice Jockey’s licence (Class B) is suspended from after the close of racing on 14 January 2017 up to and including 18 February 2017 – 5 weeks.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 4, Rendel Foster Memorial Hokitika Businesses Cup, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr MR Davidson, against Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B), Mr R Firdhaus, alleging that Mr Firdhaus, as the rider of LOCALLY SAUCED in the race “rode incompetently in that he miscounted the rounds and eased his mount with 1200 metres to run”.
Mr Firdhaus was present at the hearing of the Information and he indicated that he admitted the breach. He was assisted at the hearing by his employer, Licensed Trainer (Class A), Mr A J Carston.
Rule 638 provides as follows:
(1) A Rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be:
(e) incompetent.
Mr Davidson showed a video replay of the relevant part of the race. Mr Firdhaus, riding LOCALLY SAUCED, had led from the start of the 2180 metres race and was clear in the lead as the field neared the winning post for the first time, after approximately 1000 metres, and with one lap of 1200 metres to run.
Mr Firdhaus could be seen to be urging his mount along and took a look back to see where the rest of the field was. He had established a “clear lead”, Mr Davidson said. Mr Firdhaus rode his mount out to the winning post and then stood up and took his mount to the outside of the track and gave a victory salute.
Mr Firdhaus then realised what he had done and began riding his mount with a view to putting it back in the race, Mr Davidson said. The horse completed the race, finishing in 4th placing.
Mr Carston said that it was quite clear what had happened and Mr Firdhaus could not defend the charge. It was his first day riding on the track, he said.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Davidson said that Mr Firdhaus did not appear on the Stewards’ record sheet. The aggravating factor, Mr Davidson submitted, was that Mr Firdhaus had ridden the winner of Race 3 over 1200 metres and the barriers for Race 4 had been moved 100 metres forward of that starting point. He had been caught out by the tight turning circuit, Mr Davidson said.
Mitigating factors were Mr Firdhaus’s unfamiliarity with the track, his good record and his admission of the breach, Mr Davidson submitted. He referred the Committee to the Penalty Guide starting point of a suspension of 6 weeks and submitted that a suspension for a period in that vicinity was appropriate.
The Committee observed that a significant aggravating factor was that the chances of the horse had, clearly, been affected which impacted on the connections of the horse and the betting public who had invested on the horse. Mr Davidson agreed with that observation as did Mr Carston, who suggested that the horse may have won the race.
Mr Davidson said that Mr Firdhaus had recently come to New Zealand from Singapore and was a promising apprentice, having ridden 5 winners here and 10 in Singapore.
Mr Firdhaus sought a deferment of any suspension to enable him to fulfil riding engagements at the Kumara meeting on 14 January.
Reasons for Penalty:
In determining penalty, the Committee had regard to the starting point of a 6 weeks’ suspension. From that starting point, an uplift was warranted for the aggravating factor referred to of the consequences of Mr Firdhaus’s actions on the connections of the horse and the betting public. The Committee assessed the appropriate uplift for that factor at 1 week. From the point of a 7 weeks’ suspension so reached, the Committee was able to give Mr Firdhaus a discount of 2 weeks for the combined mitigating factors of his good record and admission of the breach.
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decisiondate: 15/01/2017
hearing_title: Westland RC 11 January 2017 - R 4 - Chair, Mr R McKenzie
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 4, Rendel Foster Memorial Hokitika Businesses Cup, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr MR Davidson, against Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B), Mr R Firdhaus, alleging that Mr Firdhaus, as the rider of LOCALLY SAUCED in the race “rode incompetently in that he miscounted the rounds and eased his mount with 1200 metres to run”.
Mr Firdhaus was present at the hearing of the Information and he indicated that he admitted the breach. He was assisted at the hearing by his employer, Licensed Trainer (Class A), Mr A J Carston.
Rule 638 provides as follows:
(1) A Rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be:
(e) incompetent.
Mr Davidson showed a video replay of the relevant part of the race. Mr Firdhaus, riding LOCALLY SAUCED, had led from the start of the 2180 metres race and was clear in the lead as the field neared the winning post for the first time, after approximately 1000 metres, and with one lap of 1200 metres to run.
Mr Firdhaus could be seen to be urging his mount along and took a look back to see where the rest of the field was. He had established a “clear lead”, Mr Davidson said. Mr Firdhaus rode his mount out to the winning post and then stood up and took his mount to the outside of the track and gave a victory salute.
Mr Firdhaus then realised what he had done and began riding his mount with a view to putting it back in the race, Mr Davidson said. The horse completed the race, finishing in 4th placing.
Mr Carston said that it was quite clear what had happened and Mr Firdhaus could not defend the charge. It was his first day riding on the track, he said.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
Mr Firdhaus having admitted the breach, the charge was found proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Davidson said that Mr Firdhaus did not appear on the Stewards’ record sheet. The aggravating factor, Mr Davidson submitted, was that Mr Firdhaus had ridden the winner of Race 3 over 1200 metres and the barriers for Race 4 had been moved 100 metres forward of that starting point. He had been caught out by the tight turning circuit, Mr Davidson said.
Mitigating factors were Mr Firdhaus’s unfamiliarity with the track, his good record and his admission of the breach, Mr Davidson submitted. He referred the Committee to the Penalty Guide starting point of a suspension of 6 weeks and submitted that a suspension for a period in that vicinity was appropriate.
The Committee observed that a significant aggravating factor was that the chances of the horse had, clearly, been affected which impacted on the connections of the horse and the betting public who had invested on the horse. Mr Davidson agreed with that observation as did Mr Carston, who suggested that the horse may have won the race.
Mr Davidson said that Mr Firdhaus had recently come to New Zealand from Singapore and was a promising apprentice, having ridden 5 winners here and 10 in Singapore.
Mr Firdhaus sought a deferment of any suspension to enable him to fulfil riding engagements at the Kumara meeting on 14 January.
reasonsforpenalty:
In determining penalty, the Committee had regard to the starting point of a 6 weeks’ suspension. From that starting point, an uplift was warranted for the aggravating factor referred to of the consequences of Mr Firdhaus’s actions on the connections of the horse and the betting public. The Committee assessed the appropriate uplift for that factor at 1 week. From the point of a 7 weeks’ suspension so reached, the Committee was able to give Mr Firdhaus a discount of 2 weeks for the combined mitigating factors of his good record and admission of the breach.
penalty:
Mr Firdhaus’s Apprentice Jockey’s licence (Class B) is suspended from after the close of racing on 14 January 2017 up to and including 18 February 2017 – 5 weeks.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 638(1)(e)
Informant: Mr MR Davidson - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr R Firdhaus - Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B)
Otherperson: Mr AJ Carston - Licensed Trainer (Class A) assisting Mr Firdhaus
PersonPresent:
Respondent:
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