Manawatu RC 15 December 2024 – R4 – Ace Lawson-Carroll
ID: RIB49506
Animal Name:
NO BIZZ
Code:
Thoroughbred
Race Date:
15/12/2024
Race Club:
Manawatu Race Club
Race Location:
Trentham - 10 Racecourse Rd, Upper Hutt, 5018
Race Number:
R4
Hearing Date:
15/12/2024
Hearing Location:
Trentham Racecourse
Outcome: Proved
Penalty: Apprentice Jockey Ace Lawson-Carroll is fined $300
EVIDENCE:
Following the running of Race 4, Mr Goodwin presented an Information charging Mr Lawson-Carroll with a breach of Whip Rule 638(3)(f)(ii) in that he used his whip with the arm raised above shoulder height in the home straight on his mount “NO BIZZ” on three occasions.
Mr Lawson-Carroll admitted the charge.
The race films illustrated that when Mr Lawson-Carroll’s mount was improving into contention in the home straight, he forcefully applied the whip to it on 3 separate occasions, when using the prohibited action of raising his whip arm significantly above shoulder height before striking his mount.
DECISION:
As the charge was admitted, it was deemed proved.
SUBMISSIONS FOR PENALTY:
Mr Goodwin advised that Mr Lawson-Carroll had received a previous warning, in April 2024 for using his whip with the same extravagant action, and the starting point penalty was a fine of $250.
Mr Lawson-Carroll advance no penalty submissions.
REASONS FOR PENALTY:
Because this Rule was in fact breached 3 times during the final stages of the race, this Adjudicative Committee regarded this as aggravating and from the recommended starting point, factored in a small increase.
CONCLUSION:
Accordingly, Mr Lawson-Carroll was fined $300.
Decision Date: 15/12/2024
Publish Date: 17/12/2024