Whangarei RC 12 June 2013 – R 7
ID: JCA14195
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Whangarei RC - 12 June 2013
Meet Chair:
AGodsalve
Meet Committee Member 1:
GTankard
Race Date:
2013/06/12
Race Number:
R7
Decision:
As the charge was admiited we find the breach proved.
Penalty:
We grant Mr Turner's request to seek a deferment to his suspension as per Rule 1106(2).
Accordingly we impose a period of suspension on Mr Turner which will commence after racing at Auckland on 15 June 2013 and conclude after racing at Tauranga on 27 June 2013, a period of 4 days.
Charge:
Following the running of race 7, the Carters Chippies Mile,an information was filed alleging that rider P Turner permitted his mount 'Assassin' to shift inwards near the 1300 metres mark when not sufficiently clear forcing 'Perfectly Clever' ridden by M Sweeney inwards, crowding 'Hurikin' riden by R Jones, which was checked.
Mr Turner acknowledged that he understood the charge and the Rule.
Rule 638(1)(d) states: " A rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be careless".
Facts:
Mr Oatham demonstrated the incident using the available video films. The race was over a distance of about 1600 metres and the horse 'Assassin' had started from near the outside of the field. It was clear from the films that 'Assassin' had begun well and was being ridden forward towards the lead.
Mr Oatham identified the horses mentioned in the charge, with ' Perfectly Clever' ridden by M Sweeney being inside 'Assassin', and 'Hurikin' ridden by R Jones being inside 'Perfectly Clever' and about 2 or 3 horse widths from that horse. Mr Oatham pointed out that at about the 1300 metre mark 'Assassin' made an inwards movement which resulted in 'Perfectly Clever' being crowded onto 'Hurikin' inside it, causing Mr Jones to check his mount which cost it approximately 2 lengths and resulted in it losing its position in the race. Mr Oatham added that to be fair to Mr Turner he may not have been aware of Mr Jones' position and that he had been looking across at the time he began moving inwards.
In explanation Mr Turner said his mount 'Assassin' had been racing a little 'greenly' and had wanted to 'lay in'. He acknowledged that he should have made more of an effort to straighten the horse and that he had shifted inwards when he shouldn't have. He added that he hadn't been aware of Mr Jones' position inside Mr Sweeney at the time.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Coles submitted that Mr Turner had a good record and had only one breach of the rule in question within the past 12 months. He added that while the actions of Mr Turner had caused a sharp check to Mr Jones the Stewards felt the breach fell into the lower end of the scale of seriousness and Mr Turner should be given some credit for his early admission. He stated that Mr Turner was a busy rider who rode all over the North Island.
Mr Turner for his part had nothing to add. He asked that any period of suspension be deferred until after racing at Auckland on 15 June 2013.
Reasons for Penalty:
The Committee carefully considered the submissions and evidence presented. We paid particular attention to the video films to independently assess the effect of Mr Turner's actions. We adoped the JCA Penalty guidelines of a 5 day suspension as a starting point. In Mr Turner's favour are his early admission of the breach and his apparent remorse at not having made more of an effort to maintain his line on his mount.
Balancing this is the effect of Mr Turner's actions on other riders, particularly Mr Jones, who lost his position in the field as a result. We accept that this incident could be assessed at the lower end of the scale.
After taking all of the above into consideration we assessed the appropriate penalty to be a 4 day suspension of Mr Turner's riding license.
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hearing_title: Whangarei RC 12 June 2013 - R 7
charge:
Following the running of race 7, the Carters Chippies Mile,an information was filed alleging that rider P Turner permitted his mount 'Assassin' to shift inwards near the 1300 metres mark when not sufficiently clear forcing 'Perfectly Clever' ridden by M Sweeney inwards, crowding 'Hurikin' riden by R Jones, which was checked.
Mr Turner acknowledged that he understood the charge and the Rule.
Rule 638(1)(d) states: " A rider shall not ride a horse in a manner which the Judicial Committee considers to be careless".
facts:
Mr Oatham demonstrated the incident using the available video films. The race was over a distance of about 1600 metres and the horse 'Assassin' had started from near the outside of the field. It was clear from the films that 'Assassin' had begun well and was being ridden forward towards the lead.
Mr Oatham identified the horses mentioned in the charge, with ' Perfectly Clever' ridden by M Sweeney being inside 'Assassin', and 'Hurikin' ridden by R Jones being inside 'Perfectly Clever' and about 2 or 3 horse widths from that horse. Mr Oatham pointed out that at about the 1300 metre mark 'Assassin' made an inwards movement which resulted in 'Perfectly Clever' being crowded onto 'Hurikin' inside it, causing Mr Jones to check his mount which cost it approximately 2 lengths and resulted in it losing its position in the race. Mr Oatham added that to be fair to Mr Turner he may not have been aware of Mr Jones' position and that he had been looking across at the time he began moving inwards.
In explanation Mr Turner said his mount 'Assassin' had been racing a little 'greenly' and had wanted to 'lay in'. He acknowledged that he should have made more of an effort to straighten the horse and that he had shifted inwards when he shouldn't have. He added that he hadn't been aware of Mr Jones' position inside Mr Sweeney at the time.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As the charge was admiited we find the breach proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Coles submitted that Mr Turner had a good record and had only one breach of the rule in question within the past 12 months. He added that while the actions of Mr Turner had caused a sharp check to Mr Jones the Stewards felt the breach fell into the lower end of the scale of seriousness and Mr Turner should be given some credit for his early admission. He stated that Mr Turner was a busy rider who rode all over the North Island.
Mr Turner for his part had nothing to add. He asked that any period of suspension be deferred until after racing at Auckland on 15 June 2013.
reasonsforpenalty:
The Committee carefully considered the submissions and evidence presented. We paid particular attention to the video films to independently assess the effect of Mr Turner's actions. We adoped the JCA Penalty guidelines of a 5 day suspension as a starting point. In Mr Turner's favour are his early admission of the breach and his apparent remorse at not having made more of an effort to maintain his line on his mount.
Balancing this is the effect of Mr Turner's actions on other riders, particularly Mr Jones, who lost his position in the field as a result. We accept that this incident could be assessed at the lower end of the scale.
After taking all of the above into consideration we assessed the appropriate penalty to be a 4 day suspension of Mr Turner's riding license.
penalty:
We grant Mr Turner's request to seek a deferment to his suspension as per Rule 1106(2).
Accordingly we impose a period of suspension on Mr Turner which will commence after racing at Auckland on 15 June 2013 and conclude after racing at Tauranga on 27 June 2013, a period of 4 days.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: Rule 638(1)(d)
Informant: Mr A Coles Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr P Turner Class A Rider
Otherperson: Mr A Coles Stipendiary Steward, Mr J Oatham - Stipendiary Steward
PersonPresent:
Respondent:
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