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Whangarei Rc 24 August 2011 – R 10 (request for a ruling)

ID: JCA13643

Stipend Steward:
Mr J Oatham - Stipendiary Steward

Hearing Type:
Request Ruling

Rules:
632

Code:
Thoroughbred

Meet Title:
Whangarei RC - 24 August 2011

Meet Chair:
ADooley

Meet Committee Member 1:
RSeabrook

Race Date:
2011/08/24

Race Number:
R 10

Decision:

The Committee was satisfied that POSTAGE was denied a fair start due to a mechanical failure and therefore declared it a non starter.

Facts:

Following Race 10 an information was filed pursuant to Rule 632. The informant, Mr J Oatham requested a ruling as to whether POSTAGE (L. Innes) was denied a fair start due to a starting gate malfunction.

Submissions for Decision:

Mr Oatham demonstrated the incident by showing the head on and side on views of the start. He believed they clearly showed the barrier of POSTAGE was slow to open.

Mr Innes said that the films clearly demonstrated that POSTAGE was denied a fair start due to a barrier malfunction.

Reasons for Decision:

The head on video film showed that POSTAGE had to force the barrier open and in doing so was denied a fair start.

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hearing_title: Whangarei Rc 24 August 2011 - R 10 (request for a ruling)


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facts:

Following Race 10 an information was filed pursuant to Rule 632. The informant, Mr J Oatham requested a ruling as to whether POSTAGE (L. Innes) was denied a fair start due to a starting gate malfunction.


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Mr Oatham demonstrated the incident by showing the head on and side on views of the start. He believed they clearly showed the barrier of POSTAGE was slow to open.

Mr Innes said that the films clearly demonstrated that POSTAGE was denied a fair start due to a barrier malfunction.


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The head on video film showed that POSTAGE had to force the barrier open and in doing so was denied a fair start.


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The Committee was satisfied that POSTAGE was denied a fair start due to a mechanical failure and therefore declared it a non starter.


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