Westport TC 26 December 2014 – R 1 (request for a ruling)
ID: JCA14135
Meet Title:
Westport TC - 26 December 2014
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
SChing
Race Date:
2014/12/26
Race Number:
R1
Decision:
DIAMOND EL is ruled to be a late scratching in the race.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 1, Apparelmaster Pace, an information requesting a ruling was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N M Ydgren, seeking a ruling that “DIAMOND EL (K G Cameron) was about to race with gear that was unsafe”.
Rule 213 provides as follows:
(1) A Stipendiary Steward at any time may scratch from a race or declare ineligible to start in a race until a specific condition is met any horse on all or any of the following grounds:
(g) that the horse is about to race with equipment which is faulty or unsafe if it cannot be immediately replaced by the trainer or horseman.
Submissions for Decision:
Mr Ydgren said that DIAMOND EL (K G Cameron) had been “quite unruly” prior to the start of the race. He showed a video replay of the start of the race.
He said that the video evidence was not conclusive but it could be seen that, very soon after the start, the girth on DIAMOND EL had slipped right back to under the horse’s stomach. He submitted that it was unsafe for a horse to be racing with its girth in that position.
Mr Ydgren said that the Stewards had requested a ruling from the Committee because they did not have any video coverage available of the horse before the start. The position of the horse’s girth could not be seen until shortly after the tape was released. He submitted that, because of the position of the girth shortly after the start, Stewards would “strongly suggest” that it was in that position before the start. The Stewards submitted, therefore, that DIAMOND EL should be declared a late scratching.
Mr Cameron said that he had called out to the starter. The gear was “fine” during the preliminary but the horse had been rearing prior to the start (which could be seen on the video replay). He went on to say that he realised that it was “not right” and that the saddle had slipped but, by the time he called out, the tape had been released. He quickly realised that he would be unable to take part in the race because of it, Mr Cameron said.
The starter, Mr P C Lamb, said that he did not hear a call from Mr Cameron until after the start when there was clearly something amiss with the horse or its gear.
Mr Ydgren concluded by submitting that the video evidence suggested that the girth had slipped prior to the start of the race.
Reasons for Decision:
The Committee was satisfied, based on the video evidence, the submissions of Mr Ydgren and the evidence of the driver, Mr Cameron, that prior to the start of the race, the girth on the runner DIAMOND EL had slipped right back to under its stomach as a result of the horse rearing just prior to the start.
Mr Ydgren had submitted that it would have been unsafe for DIAMOND EL to compete in the race with its gear in that condition and the Committee accepted that that was the case.
Because the equipment slipped prior to the start, as we have found, and because we agree it would have rendered that equipment unsafe, the Committee ruled that, pursuant to Rule 213 (1) (g) that DIAMOND EL be declared a late scratching.
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hearing_title: Westport TC 26 December 2014 - R 1 (request for a ruling)
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facts:
Following the running of Race 1, Apparelmaster Pace, an information requesting a ruling was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr N M Ydgren, seeking a ruling that “DIAMOND EL (K G Cameron) was about to race with gear that was unsafe”.
Rule 213 provides as follows:
(1) A Stipendiary Steward at any time may scratch from a race or declare ineligible to start in a race until a specific condition is met any horse on all or any of the following grounds:
(g) that the horse is about to race with equipment which is faulty or unsafe if it cannot be immediately replaced by the trainer or horseman.
appealdecision:
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submissionsfordecision:
Mr Ydgren said that DIAMOND EL (K G Cameron) had been “quite unruly” prior to the start of the race. He showed a video replay of the start of the race.
He said that the video evidence was not conclusive but it could be seen that, very soon after the start, the girth on DIAMOND EL had slipped right back to under the horse’s stomach. He submitted that it was unsafe for a horse to be racing with its girth in that position.
Mr Ydgren said that the Stewards had requested a ruling from the Committee because they did not have any video coverage available of the horse before the start. The position of the horse’s girth could not be seen until shortly after the tape was released. He submitted that, because of the position of the girth shortly after the start, Stewards would “strongly suggest” that it was in that position before the start. The Stewards submitted, therefore, that DIAMOND EL should be declared a late scratching.
Mr Cameron said that he had called out to the starter. The gear was “fine” during the preliminary but the horse had been rearing prior to the start (which could be seen on the video replay). He went on to say that he realised that it was “not right” and that the saddle had slipped but, by the time he called out, the tape had been released. He quickly realised that he would be unable to take part in the race because of it, Mr Cameron said.
The starter, Mr P C Lamb, said that he did not hear a call from Mr Cameron until after the start when there was clearly something amiss with the horse or its gear.
Mr Ydgren concluded by submitting that the video evidence suggested that the girth had slipped prior to the start of the race.
reasonsfordecision:
The Committee was satisfied, based on the video evidence, the submissions of Mr Ydgren and the evidence of the driver, Mr Cameron, that prior to the start of the race, the girth on the runner DIAMOND EL had slipped right back to under its stomach as a result of the horse rearing just prior to the start.
Mr Ydgren had submitted that it would have been unsafe for DIAMOND EL to compete in the race with its gear in that condition and the Committee accepted that that was the case.
Because the equipment slipped prior to the start, as we have found, and because we agree it would have rendered that equipment unsafe, the Committee ruled that, pursuant to Rule 213 (1) (g) that DIAMOND EL be declared a late scratching.
Decision:
DIAMOND EL is ruled to be a late scratching in the race.
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hearing_type: Request Ruling
Rules: 213(1)(g)
Informant:
JockeysandTrainer:
Otherperson:
PersonPresent: K G Cameron - Licensed Open Driver, P C Lamb - Starter
Respondent:
StipendSteward: N M Ydgren - Stipendiary Steward
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