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brashjurybrashjury    14 posts
edited December 2014 Harness & Greyhounds
On the 30 May 2014 I attended a trot meeting at Gloucester Park for the first time in around 2 years.

Come to Race 6 I backed the 1 as it had led and won at it's previous start and thought it could be hard to beat again from the very favourable draw.  I was shocked to see it give up the lead early easily but it appears this was pre-arranged before the race according to the stewards report (I personally believe this could be considered as race fixing??). As a punter I would have liked to have been privy to this information!

I was happy to see though that the race was subject to a stewards inquiry questioning the driving tactics of the 1 - oh well I might have done my $10 but at least the stewards were going to investigate.
 
I was bored this morning and thought I would have a look at the outcome of this enquiry - I either can't find it or it hasn't been held (which surprises considering it happened back in May). Can anyone tell me if in fact this enquiry has been held?
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  • G-MacG-Mac    1,677 posts

    Late Report Friday 30 May 2014 - RACE 6: AUSTRALIAN MARINE COMPLEX THE PURE STEEL MS FINAL (2130M)

    Stewards concluded the inquiry into the driving tactics adopted by MY HARD COPY NZ (Kim Prentice). At the conclusion of the inquiry Trainer Gary Hall Snr was fined $200 under the provisions of Rule 44(1) for not notifying a change of tactics on MY HARD COPY NZ as this horse had led and won at its previous start but surrended the lead in this event on the night. Driver Kim Prentice was also reminded of his obligations in regard to using his initiative in driving tactics when circumstances change prior to the event, even if this may be in direct contrast to instructions given pre race.

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  • JayJayJayJay    8,623 posts
    I remember this deal...$200  fine must have nearly ruined him.

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  • G-MacG-Mac    1,677 posts
    JayJay said:

    I remember this deal...$200  fine must have nearly ruined him.

    Haha. Do you reckon he passed the hat around the Birdcage?
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  • GilgameshGilgamesh    5,004 posts
    Lincolnism said:

    One important thing is being overlooked when you critisize this particular stewards panel - and im not suggesting they are above critiqing AT ALL - no one in the world is above being critisized.
    But they are the only panel in Australia, possibly the world that doesnt have a form expert that provides them with pre race analysis, speed maps, up to date betting information etc.
    ?..dont get me wrong, someone collects a wage and has the title, but he wouldnt know Imthemightyquinn from Imthepiedpiper...hes a dinosaur, a relic of another time when you only had to get the betting sheets after the race to give someone 12mths. They are severly hamstrung by not having a proper form analyst and it shows sometimes.

    Is being a steward a full time gig??? If it is then surely they would have people employed already that are capable of filling that role? Shouldn't knowing the form and having a bit of an idea how the races should be run be a bit of a prerequisite?

    Ross Cooper was involved for a while wasn't he? Not there anymore? I guess if it comes to cost cutting someone in that sort of position is one of the easiest targets because it's hard to quantify their role, for the people on here we see a position like that as vital but from someone looking from up above with a different understanding they might see them as unnecessary.




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  • brashjurybrashjury    14 posts
    The stewards did mention in the initial report that they thought the 1 should have led given what happened in it's previous start so they did have some idea on how they thought the race should have panned out.

    The report did also mention that they would investigate betting trends but according to the link G-mac posted not sure if this was ever done.


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  • mattmatt    72 posts
    Trevor Styles is betting and form steward employed by RWWA
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  • TheDivaTheDiva    13,248 posts
    Id have thought knowing form and racing patters would be a required skill to be a steward. Im a little bit stunned if it is not? 
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  • Ridersonthestorm33Ridersonthestorm33    10,930 posts
    Do they need to know the form like a good punter would ? Or like a bookmaker would? Racing patterns yes. Form I don't know so much. They must know some of the form for sure , it goes with the territory. But I don't think they have to know it to the extreme , otherwise they might get tempted to start betting! The trouble with 'form' is that we all have differing opinions.
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  • ChariotsonfireChariotsonfire    3,025 posts
    It is too hard to expert every steward to have a full handle on form and racing patterns given they attend meetings all over the State.

    That is why a Form Analyst is required as he should be able to focus just on those aspects of racing without worrying about interference and whip infractions etc.

    Most if not all Thoroughbred panels have designated Form Analysts and I note that it was one of the recommendations in the HRA Wagering Report.

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