Whakatane RC 28 January 2019 – R 4 – Chair, Mr A Godsalve
ID: JCA13701
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Whakatane RC - 28 January 2019
Meet Chair:
AGodsalve
Meet Committee Member 1:
ADooley
Race Date:
2019/01/28
Race Number:
R4
Decision:
As the breach was admitted we find the charge proved.
Penalty:
We allow a deferment of the imposition of this suspension in accordance with Rule 1106(2) until after racing at Matamata on 3 February 2019.
We therefore suspend Mrs Thornton's licence to ride in races from after racing on 3 February until after the completion of racing on 15 February 2019 - 7 National Riding Days.
Facts:
This charge followed the running of Race 4, the Tracks Concrete Ltd 2100m. Mr Jones alleged that Mrs Thornton 'permitted her mount SPECTRA to shift outwards inside the final 100m when not sufficiently clear crowding BECAUSE which was forced outwards onto MR LIKEABLE which was checked.'
Mrs Thornton was present at the hearing and acknowledged that:
(a) She admitted the breach, and
(b) She understood the Rule.
Rule 638(1)(d) provides 'A Rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be careless'.
Using the films Mr Oatham identified the horses SPECTRA (Mrs Thornton), BECAUSE (Mr Bayliss) and MR LIKEABLE (Mr Riddell) as the field neared the 100m point. SPECTRA was challenging hard for the lead, with BECAUSE just behind that horse and MR LIKEABLE outside BECAUSE.
SPECTRA commenced to lay out and Mrs Thornton struck the horse with her whip. The horse continued to shift outwards and Mrs Thornton refrained from using her whip for a few strides, and then continued to ride it out. Mr Bayliss was forced to take evasive action as he was only a short distance in arrears of SPECTRA, and in doing so he checked MR LIKEABLE. As a result MR LIKEABLE slightly inconvienced TRIOMPHE (Mr Mansour) which had been running on strongly. As the horses neared the finish SPECTRA made slight contact with STILTON (Mrs Satherley) the eventual winner of the race which had made a strong run down the outside of the field. Mr Oatham commented that it was clear that SPECTRA was not an easy horse to ride, and that the horse was only a bare length ahead of BECAUSE when it began to race erratically.
Following this race Mr Bayliss, on behalf of the connections of BECAUSE lodged a protest against the 2nd placing of SPECTRA on the grounds of interference. This protest was dismissed by the Committee.
Mrs Thornton had no comment to make about the incident.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Jones advised the Committee that Mrs Thornton had two previous suspensions for breaching this Rule, on 20 October 2018 (5 days) and 10 June 2018 (4 days). He added that it was to her credit that she had admitted the breach, however he added that the Stewards believed the incident was above mid-range on the level of seriousness. Mr Jones said that the Stewards believed that a term of suspension reflecting the level of seriousness would be an appropriate penalty.
Mrs Thornton said she had commitments at Matamata on 3 February and could begin a suspension after that meeting.
Reasons for Penalty:
The Committee took the opportunity to view the films and make an independent assessment of the level of carelessness relative to this matter. Our assessment was that it was at least at the mid-range, and we moderated the assessment to a degree due to the fact that it was clear that SPECTRA had been racing greenly. Balanced against that however was the fact that a protest against SPECTRA'S placing had been lodged following the race - which had been dismissed.
We took into account Mrs Thornton's good record under this Rule for her number of rides and her admission of the breach. For these collective factors Mrs Thornton was afforded a 1 day reduction in penalty.
The JCA Penalty Guide provides a starting point of an 8 day suspension where the level of carelessness is assessed at being in the mid-range and given the mitigating factors we have outlined the Committee believed an appropriate penalty would be a suspension of Mrs Thornton's riding licence for 7 National Riding Days.
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decisiondate: 29/01/2019
hearing_title: Whakatane RC 28 January 2019 - R 4 - Chair, Mr A Godsalve
charge:
facts:
This charge followed the running of Race 4, the Tracks Concrete Ltd 2100m. Mr Jones alleged that Mrs Thornton 'permitted her mount SPECTRA to shift outwards inside the final 100m when not sufficiently clear crowding BECAUSE which was forced outwards onto MR LIKEABLE which was checked.'
Mrs Thornton was present at the hearing and acknowledged that:
(a) She admitted the breach, and
(b) She understood the Rule.
Rule 638(1)(d) provides 'A Rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be careless'.
Using the films Mr Oatham identified the horses SPECTRA (Mrs Thornton), BECAUSE (Mr Bayliss) and MR LIKEABLE (Mr Riddell) as the field neared the 100m point. SPECTRA was challenging hard for the lead, with BECAUSE just behind that horse and MR LIKEABLE outside BECAUSE.
SPECTRA commenced to lay out and Mrs Thornton struck the horse with her whip. The horse continued to shift outwards and Mrs Thornton refrained from using her whip for a few strides, and then continued to ride it out. Mr Bayliss was forced to take evasive action as he was only a short distance in arrears of SPECTRA, and in doing so he checked MR LIKEABLE. As a result MR LIKEABLE slightly inconvienced TRIOMPHE (Mr Mansour) which had been running on strongly. As the horses neared the finish SPECTRA made slight contact with STILTON (Mrs Satherley) the eventual winner of the race which had made a strong run down the outside of the field. Mr Oatham commented that it was clear that SPECTRA was not an easy horse to ride, and that the horse was only a bare length ahead of BECAUSE when it began to race erratically.
Following this race Mr Bayliss, on behalf of the connections of BECAUSE lodged a protest against the 2nd placing of SPECTRA on the grounds of interference. This protest was dismissed by the Committee.
Mrs Thornton had no comment to make about the incident.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As the breach was admitted we find the charge proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Jones advised the Committee that Mrs Thornton had two previous suspensions for breaching this Rule, on 20 October 2018 (5 days) and 10 June 2018 (4 days). He added that it was to her credit that she had admitted the breach, however he added that the Stewards believed the incident was above mid-range on the level of seriousness. Mr Jones said that the Stewards believed that a term of suspension reflecting the level of seriousness would be an appropriate penalty.
Mrs Thornton said she had commitments at Matamata on 3 February and could begin a suspension after that meeting.
reasonsforpenalty:
The Committee took the opportunity to view the films and make an independent assessment of the level of carelessness relative to this matter. Our assessment was that it was at least at the mid-range, and we moderated the assessment to a degree due to the fact that it was clear that SPECTRA had been racing greenly. Balanced against that however was the fact that a protest against SPECTRA'S placing had been lodged following the race - which had been dismissed.
We took into account Mrs Thornton's good record under this Rule for her number of rides and her admission of the breach. For these collective factors Mrs Thornton was afforded a 1 day reduction in penalty.
The JCA Penalty Guide provides a starting point of an 8 day suspension where the level of carelessness is assessed at being in the mid-range and given the mitigating factors we have outlined the Committee believed an appropriate penalty would be a suspension of Mrs Thornton's riding licence for 7 National Riding Days.
penalty:
We allow a deferment of the imposition of this suspension in accordance with Rule 1106(2) until after racing at Matamata on 3 February 2019.
We therefore suspend Mrs Thornton's licence to ride in races from after racing on 3 February until after the completion of racing on 15 February 2019 - 7 National Riding Days.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: Rule 638(1)(d)
Informant: Mr B Jones - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mrs T Thornton - Licensed Rider
Otherperson: Mr J Oatham - Chief Stipendiary Steward
PersonPresent:
Respondent:
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