McEvoy Suspended

| Industry Notices | Tue 22 November, 2011

An objection lodged by Jockey P. Harvey rider of the fourth placed WARATAH’S SECRET against HE’S REMARKABLE (K. McEvoy) being declared the winner, alleging interference near the 600m was dismissed. In making this decision Stewards were not entirely satisfied that the amount of ground lost by WARATAH’S SECRET in this incident was greater than the official margin between it and HE’S REMARKABLE.

An objection lodged by Jockey S. O’Donnell rider of the second placed LUCKYGRAY against HE’S REMARKABLE (K. McEvoy) being declared the winner, alleging indirect interference near the 600m was upheld, with the amended placings being:

1st LUCKYGRAY (S. O’Donnell)

2nd HE’S REMARKABLE (K. McEvoy)

3rd WESTRIVER KEVYDONN (P. Carbery)

4th WARATAH’S SECRET (P. Harvey)

5th TRANQUILITY (G. Williams)

In upholding this objection Stewards were of the opinion that the level of interference sustained by LUCKYGRAY in this incident was considerably greater than the long neck margin between it and HE’S REMARKABLE.

General: On inquiry Jockey K. McEvoy (HE’S REMARKABLE) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under ARR.137(a) for allowing his mount to shift outwards passing the 600m causing WARATAH’S SECRET (P. Harvey) to be tightened and blunder with RANGER (W. Pike), LUCKYGRAY (S. O’Donnell) and BATTLE EMBLEM (K. Yuill) all being checked in consequence.

Jockey K. McEvoy was subsequently suspended from riding in races for a period of 28 days to commence from midnight 23 November 2011 and to expire at midnight 21 December 2011. In assessing penalty, Stewards took into account the low to mid-level of carelessness, the considerable amount of interference, his guilty plea and prior good record and that his actions had resulted in his mount being relegated to second position.