Woodville-Pahiatua RC 18 October 2018 – R 4 – Chair, Mrs N Moffatt
ID: JCA16647
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Woodville - Pahiatua RC - 18 October 2018
Meet Chair:
NMoffatt
Meet Committee Member 1:
TCastles
Race Date:
2018/10/18
Race Number:
R 4
Decision:
As Mr Stam admitted the breach we found the charge proved.
Penalty:
Taking into account Mr Stam’s upcoming riding commitments we suspend his license from the close of racing today Thursday October 18th up to and including racing on Friday November 2nd.
Facts:
Following the running of Race 3 (The Reign Watene Memorial), an Information was lodged by Mr D Balcombe alleging that R Stam SARAH SARAH permitted his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of GUNSHOOTER which was checked near the 1000m.
Mr Balcombe had Mr Williamson explain the incident with the assistance of the available videos. He identified the two horses involved in the incident. GUNSHOOTER was racing back in the field adjacent to the running rail with SARAH SARAH (Mr Stam) out wider on the track. Mr Stam looked to his inside, saw an opportunity to move closer to the running rail, and moved abruptly inwards. Mr Williamson said the rider of GUNSHOOTER, Mr McKay, saw Mr Stam coming across and started to take evasive action before Mr Stam arrived. Mr McKay was forced to steady his mount and then he was checked backwards when Mr Stam took his line of running.
Mr Stam said when he made the decision to move closer to the rail he believed he was clear of other runners. It was his mount’s first start and when he angled her inwards he was surprised by the way she responded so quickly and so sharply. He didn’t hear Mr McKay call out to him until the incident had happened but accepted his riding had been careless.
Submissions for Penalty:
Mr Balcombe said Mr Stam had recently returned to race riding after a break of a number of years and this was his first charge of careless riding since his return.
He said the Stewards placed the level of carelessness in the mid-high range. Mr Balcombe said Mr Stam came across at an acute angle and it was fortunate that Mr McKay was an experienced rider and was able to take evasive action. Mr Balcombe said Mr Stam’s mount was racing tractably prior to her inward movement therefore her “first-start status” had no bearing on the incident. The Stewards submission was for a period of suspension.
Mr Stam requested the Committee afford him some leniency since he was only recently returned to riding.
He advised that any suspension could begin immediately as he had no riding commitments within the next 7 days.
Reasons for Penalty:
In coming to a decision on penalty the Committee considered all submissions. The films showed an abrupt and sudden inward movement from Mr Stam wide out on the track towards the rail. Mr McKay had a clear run and was maintaining this position on the rail until such time as Mr Stam came across rapidly. The degree of interference was almost certainly reduced due to Mr McKay’s quick response and reading of the situation.
We considered Mr Stam’s degree of carelessness to be above midrange.
Mitigating factors were his ready admission of the breach and his recognition of his poor judgement in today’s incident. In our opinion we could not give Mr Stam credit for his clear record when he has had only a handful of rides over recent months.
The Committee determined that an appropriate penalty was one of 8 riding days.
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decisiondate: 22/10/2018
hearing_title: Woodville-Pahiatua RC 18 October 2018 - R 4 - Chair, Mrs N Moffatt
charge:
facts:
Following the running of Race 3 (The Reign Watene Memorial), an Information was lodged by Mr D Balcombe alleging that R Stam SARAH SARAH permitted his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of GUNSHOOTER which was checked near the 1000m.
Mr Balcombe had Mr Williamson explain the incident with the assistance of the available videos. He identified the two horses involved in the incident. GUNSHOOTER was racing back in the field adjacent to the running rail with SARAH SARAH (Mr Stam) out wider on the track. Mr Stam looked to his inside, saw an opportunity to move closer to the running rail, and moved abruptly inwards. Mr Williamson said the rider of GUNSHOOTER, Mr McKay, saw Mr Stam coming across and started to take evasive action before Mr Stam arrived. Mr McKay was forced to steady his mount and then he was checked backwards when Mr Stam took his line of running.
Mr Stam said when he made the decision to move closer to the rail he believed he was clear of other runners. It was his mount’s first start and when he angled her inwards he was surprised by the way she responded so quickly and so sharply. He didn’t hear Mr McKay call out to him until the incident had happened but accepted his riding had been careless.
appealdecision:
isappeal:
submissionsfordecision:
reasonsfordecision:
Decision:
As Mr Stam admitted the breach we found the charge proved.
sumissionsforpenalty:
Mr Balcombe said Mr Stam had recently returned to race riding after a break of a number of years and this was his first charge of careless riding since his return.
He said the Stewards placed the level of carelessness in the mid-high range. Mr Balcombe said Mr Stam came across at an acute angle and it was fortunate that Mr McKay was an experienced rider and was able to take evasive action. Mr Balcombe said Mr Stam’s mount was racing tractably prior to her inward movement therefore her “first-start status” had no bearing on the incident. The Stewards submission was for a period of suspension.
Mr Stam requested the Committee afford him some leniency since he was only recently returned to riding.
He advised that any suspension could begin immediately as he had no riding commitments within the next 7 days.
reasonsforpenalty:
In coming to a decision on penalty the Committee considered all submissions. The films showed an abrupt and sudden inward movement from Mr Stam wide out on the track towards the rail. Mr McKay had a clear run and was maintaining this position on the rail until such time as Mr Stam came across rapidly. The degree of interference was almost certainly reduced due to Mr McKay’s quick response and reading of the situation.
We considered Mr Stam’s degree of carelessness to be above midrange.
Mitigating factors were his ready admission of the breach and his recognition of his poor judgement in today’s incident. In our opinion we could not give Mr Stam credit for his clear record when he has had only a handful of rides over recent months.
The Committee determined that an appropriate penalty was one of 8 riding days.
penalty:
Taking into account Mr Stam’s upcoming riding commitments we suspend his license from the close of racing today Thursday October 18th up to and including racing on Friday November 2nd.
hearing_type: Hearing
Rules: 938(1)(d)
Informant: Mr D Balcombe - Stipendiary Steward
JockeysandTrainer: Mr R Stam - Licensed Class A Rider
Otherperson: Mr M Williamson - Senior Stipendiary Steward
PersonPresent:
Respondent:
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