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Pinjarra 13/04/200
Harness & Greyhounds
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Race 5 Pinjarra 13 April 2020
Stewards inquired into the tactics adopted by S. McDonald on MASTER PUBLISHER in Race 5 at Pinjarra on 13 April 2020. The inquiry was not opened on the day due to Mr McDonald being unavailable. Stewards were concerned that MASTER PUBLISHER was restrained to the rear of the field and remained in that position throughout, and was held up in the run to the finish. S. McDonald explained his instructions from trainer G. Hall Snr were to restrain from the wide barrier draw and avoid being wide on the track. He stated there was an opportunity to improve three wide in the back straight on the first occasion to obtain the position outside the leader and there was a further opportunity to shift wide on the final turn and into clear running, however he failed to avail himself of those opportunities due to the horses’ history of intractability. Stewards were not satisfied MASTER PUBLISHER was intractable to the degree that prevented those moves and subsequently S. McDonald pleaded guilty to a charge under Rule 149(2) of driving in an unacceptable manner and had his licence to drive in races suspended for 21 days. In determining penalty stewards took into account his guilty plea, his driving record and the delay in finalising the inquiry which meant S. McDonald will miss the opportunity to drive in upcoming Group 1 races. S. McDonald will commence his suspension 27 May 2020.
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