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| 3:50 | DON | Racing Post Trophy (Group 1) (Entire Colts & Fillies) Cl1 1m CH4 | Card | Betting |
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 | DONCASTER CH4 SATURDAY 26.10.13. |
GOING: GOOD TO SOFT (GoingStick 6.8). (Partly cloudy)
STALLS: Straight course - Stands' side; Round course - Inside
STALLS: Straight course - Stands' side; Round course - Inside
By Graham Green
Published in the Racing Post on Tuesday October 22nd 2013. page 2.
ROYAL
Western Indian Turf Club appeal board chairman Adi Narielwala was yesterday
accused of bias as the BHA published its reason for not reciprocating the 56-day ban imposed on Martin Dwyer.
"The
disciplinary panel ruled the suspension unjust this month and intends sharing
its report, which stretches beyond 4,300 words, with the RWITC.
"Dwyer
was first disciplined in February over his riding of Ice Age at Mahalaxmi
racecourse in Mumbai, a sentence subsequently increased to eight months but
then reduced back to 56 days when the outcome of his final appeal was decided
on the casting vote of Narielwala.
"The
Derby
"Before
calling in Dwyer, the tribunal members examined photos and recordings of the race during which Narielwala
expressed the view that, in the report's words, they "would show that
Dwyer has been 'tugged the filly inwards' - i.e. had been deliberately steering
her into trouble during the race" . He also described Dwyer's ride as
"a certain case of malpractice" .
"This,
said the panel, was "an unacceptable pre-judgement" by Narielwala,
and added: "this panel concludes that a fair-minded and informed observer
would think that there was a real possibility of bias on the part of the
chairman in the hearing that began within minutes of the views he expressed.
"This
bias played a critical part in influencing the outcome of the appeal hearing
because Mr Narielwala not only exercised his personal vote in favour of a
finding of breach, but also then exercised his casting vote in favour of the decision which led to the penalty that this
panel is asked to reciprocate.
"This
was, therefore, a sufficiently serious and material departure from the required
standards of fairness to cause this panel to refuse to reciprocate that
penalty. "
"RWITC chairman Khushroo Dhunijibhoy told the Racing
Post yesterday: "We have not seen the BHA report but when we have read it
I presume we'll be communicating with them.
Dwyer
has also been embroiled in fresh controversy, along with Paul Mulrennan, after allegations of wrongdoing
appeared in an Indian newspaper. Both are considering taking a libel action
against the Mumbai Mirror over an article that centred on a race at Mahalaxmi
in February 2010.
"The
story stated the RWITC could not take retrospective action but Dhunijibhoy
said: "That's what the papers are saying, that is not the statement of the
Club. The stewards are going to deliberate on this on Saturday. "
Graham Cunningham Forthright Views every Friday
J Margaret Clarke Turfcall Comment:
With respect Graham Cunningham belongs in the "Punters Zone of Global Horseracing " not the "Equus Zone of Global
Horseracing" there is a vast difference between these two Horseracing Zones. Graham is bloodhorse
illiterate therefore his opinion as stated in today's Racing Post page 15 is structured out of context.
"Happy
days as sport reaps the benefits of whip reforms
"TWO years have passed since the race that sparked one of
the most turbulent periods in modern
racing history.
Graham is not the one being abused by whip tactics of any sort. He
is not at the receiving end of punishment as this.
"But the world still turns, and evidence suggests it has
turned for the better thanks to a whip rule that enables jockeys to compete
aggressively while remaining on the right side (of the bloodhorse illiterate wrong Whip Rules. A
wrong rule added to the British Rules of Horseracing by the BHA in October
2011) of acceptable modern horse welfare
standards. So say the bloodhorse illiterate.
Few racing fans will forget the fall out from the first Ascot
Champions Day 2011 when the BHA ditched a system whereby
a whip inquiry was triggered if a horse was struck 13 times for a seven-hit
threshold with a potent financial sting in the tail for serious breaches.
"The timing backfired badly when Christophe Soumillon
received a lengthy ban and a £50,000
(Fifty thousand pound) fine after winning the Champion Stakes on Cirrus
Des Aigles, and what followed put racing under immence public scrutiny.
"Radio phone-ins and newspaper columns fizzed with righteous indignation, while Ruby
Walsh and Richard Hughes led intense opposition to the changes, having fallen
foul of a flawed rule that rendered experienced stewards as mere stroke counters
with zero discretion.
"Debate continued after the arrival of Paul Bittar as BHA
chief executor early in 2012 - with the
authority standing firm behind a seven-hit rule (eight over jumps) from which
it couldn't retreat-but a further rewrite just before the Chelteham Festival
has had a hugely positive impact.
"Giving stewards discretion in borderline cases and removed
severe fines was central to the revamp.
"However, the main reason the whip no longer haunts racing
lies in the simple fact jockeys have gradually bought into the new culture and
learned to get the best from horses without resorting to the whip ten times or
more.
"Data on whip offences between January 1 and Champions Day
in the last three years supplied by the BHA's Robin Mounsey makes revealing
reading.
"The total number of breaches during that period under the
old rule in 2011 was 845 but, despite halving the threshold, those figures
reduced to 554 and 482 in 2012 and 2013.
"Technical offences such as using the whip above shoulder
height and with excessive force have seen an even more dramatic reduction from 367 to 94 and 79, while the data for
some of Britain
Murtagh pinpoints place problem
"JOHNNY MURTAGH has highlighted a point that will strike a
chord with many punters in relation to
how the whip rules are applied nowadays.
"Murtagh, who received a seven-day whip ban when winning Saturday's
Long Distant Cup on Royal Diamond at Ascot, feels his new role as a trainer has
made him look at races with a wider perspective.
"The new rules have been great overall and if it's a close
call stewards can now give you a verbal yellow card rather than just ban you,
" he says.
"I wouldn't say I've ever lost a race because of worries
about going over the limit. In those circumstances
you would usually take the risk, but it's different when you are talking about
third and fourth place.
"It's bad for punters if they think a horse hasn't been
driven right out to get a place and although the new rules have been great
overall there's still that area that's a problem. "
The British Whip Rules have been wrong over decades. And left wrong over decades. Due to abusive
negligent horseracing governments practice. Now what is needed to put a stop to Bloodhorse
Illiteracy rearing its dangerous head in denying all Equus Zone priorities and
principals.)
Suggestions to rectify these rules for once and for all time is
critical.
We owe it to the young ones who wish and may wish to make a career
within British Horseracing's Equus Zone in particular. No one has the right to
whip a horse unconditionally.
Needed:
New British Bloodhorse Literate Equus Zone Whip
Rules
HANDS AND HEELS
SUGGESTIONS:
i. Whip use be banned in the last furlong of each and every race,
Flat and Jumps inclusive.
ii. Hands and Heels to be the
only acceptable way to ride throughout the last furlong of each race, in each and every finish.
iii. We have the Equus Hands and Heels Series of races already.
New Equus Interference
Rules: At present non existent
i. Interference caused by
taking another competitors ground in every which way accidentally or on purpose.
Punishment: Immediate disqualification.
ii. Any and all types of interference
caused by careless and dangerous riding
eg: AL KAZEEM partner James Doyle. ELUSIVE KATE partner WILLIAM BUICK. Punishment: Immediate disqualification. (Accurate Equus reasoning to be given)
eg: AL KAZEEM partner James Doyle. ELUSIVE KATE partner WILLIAM BUICK. Punishment: Immediate disqualification. (Accurate Equus reasoning to be given)
iii. Interference caused by any and all dirty riding tactics that can
cripple and maim both the racehorses and their riders. Punishment: Immediate disqualification.
iv: Equus careless riding, bad judgement allowing a racehorse to clip heels. Punishment: Immediate disqualification.
v. Stewards who fail to provide true Equus Zone facilities and standards of Equus. Leave the Equus out and things like this happen. No way is this acceptable working practice.
vi. Racecourses who fail to provide true Equus Zone facilities and standards of Equus. And in doing so allow dangerous situations to develop. eg Cheltenham J T McNamara. Both the BHA stewards and Cheltenham management guilty over this one. Leave the Equus out and things like this happen. No way is this acceptable working practice. (Punishment: Immediate disqualification. (meaning from the actual race in question. Not warned off for life, or fined £50,000 Fifty Thousand Pounds.)
True Equus Horsemanship is a great leveller, and always has been.
Martin Dwyer:
jockey's 56-day India
PICTURE: Getty Images
Dwyer succeeds in BHA appeal over India
By Lewis
Porteous 2:04PM 9 OCT 2013
Martin Dwyer wins appeal as BHA decide not reciprocate Indian ban
Jockey Martin Dwyer will not have to serve 56-day suspension given by Indian authorities after controversy over his riding of Ice Age in February 2013.
Comment
The British Horseracing
Authority’s refusal to reciprocate a 56-day riding ban imposed on jockey Martin
Dwyer by the Royal Western India Turf Club promises to spark an international
incident despite the case having already achieved notoriety as an example of stewarding
at its worst.
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