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Hall's penalty reduced
Peter Hall will this week resume race riding after his suspension for failing to take all reasonable measures to achieve the best possible position on Ysmael in a race at Belmont Park on the 5th of September, was reduced to two months.
Hall has served that two month period and has already been booked to ride the Steve Wolfe trained Our Ol' Fella in the Group 2 Lee Steere Stakes on Saturday.
Chairman Mr Dan Mossenson dismissed the appeal as to the conviction but upheld the appeal as to the length or severity of the penalty.
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Rodent 08 Nov | Posts: 6914
If Hall wasn't trying, WTF did he give it a gun run up to that point? I've seen thousands of riders try less than Hall did and go unpunished.
dungy 08 Nov | Posts: 9217
I am not saying they aren't within their right, but horses don't respond the same every run. Hitting doesn't always make them go faster. I think for him to be charged under that rule because he didn't pull the whip is wrong. Trainer was more than happy with th...
magoo83 07 Nov | Posts: 948
he didn't try a yard on it, besides he should have got 6 months for the elbows he threw on greatwallofchina, :-S
Piston_Broke 07 Nov | Posts: 1984
I am not saying they aren't within their right, but horses don't respond the same every run. Hitting doesn't always make them go faster. I think for him to be charged under that rule because he didn't pull the whip is wrong. Trainer was more than happy with th...
BobbyDavis 07 Nov | Posts: 852
when questioning Hall the stewards argument was why didn't he pull the whip, that was their main argument , it was under that argument that they charged him with that ruling, the rule has very wide boundaries, that he never pulled the whip was their only conce...
Piston_Broke 07 Nov | Posts: 1984
when questioning Hall the stewards argument was why didn't he pull the whip, that was their main argument , it was under that argument that they charged him with that ruling, the rule has very wide boundaries, that he never pulled the whip was their only conce...
TheDiva 07 Nov | Posts: 11782
he wasnt charged for "not pulling the whip". You should read the ruling, it was very clear on the basis for dismissing the appeal. What the Appeals board did not agree with was that it was in the upper scale of offences, therefore they reduced the penalty.
Aussiereds72 07 Nov | Posts: 562
But there is a rule that says u hve to give your horse all reasonable measures
Piston_Broke 07 Nov | Posts: 1984
There is no rule that says you have to pull the whip...End of the story
TheDiva 07 Nov | Posts: 11782
Ruling is here: http://www.rpat.wa.gov.au/determinations/A748.pdf