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Did it the previous week to this incident
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If that’s not 6 weeks, nothing is!
Set the horse back behind the ones that were knocked over, That will stop it..
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It was severe not mid level.
She almost brought half the field down.
It happened in the home straight toward the finish line.
All MASSIVE no no’s.
She should have got six weeks and it could have been done on the night.
Instead RWWA either allowed the case to be delayed or Emily was allowed to delay the case so she could drive over the big races.
RWWA integrity “my arse”.
It is clear they want “professional” drivers driving for turnover.
Absolutely disgraceful behaviour.
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What a load of rubbish
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(1) A driver shall not: -
(a) cause or contribute to any (amended GG 13/05/16)
(i) crossing
(ii) jostling
(iii) interference; (b) subject to rule 164
(i) make another horse cover more ground than necessary (renumbered GG
6/12/19
(ii) impede the forward progress of another horse; (added GG 6/12/19)
The Controlling Body may determine the circumstances in which a driver who does not have a
clear passage in the course of a race may take action to secure such a passage.
(1) Notwithstanding Rule 163(1) (b), a driver may make another horse cover more ground than
necessary where;
(a) the driver does so on or after entering the front straight with one lap of the race to
run provided that any horse being made to cover extra ground is obliged to race no
wider than three wide until entering the back straight on the final occasion; or
(b) the driver does so prior to entering the front straight with one lap of the race to run,
and the other horse is not maintaining or improving its position,
and provided that the driver does so only to the extent necessary to obtain an improved position for the
driver’s horse.
(2) For the obviation of doubt, nothing in this local rule authorises any act which is contrary to any
rule other than Rule 163(1) (b). (amended
So she is guilty of an offence.
Viewing the incident to me it was a very careless and dangerous manoeuvre.
I haven’t read the stewards report.
I couldn’t give a toss if it was Chris Lewis.
In my opinion it deserved a lot more than 12 days.
Anyhow that is not the point that I am making.
It is the blatant delay tactics that have been allowed or used to allow the offender to continue on.
If I ran second to her in the cup I would protest on the grounds that she shouldn’t have been allowed to drive just for the hell of it.
No doubt it would be dismissed, then I would appeal just to get all the facts out in the open.
It stinks.
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Haven’t read any report but I would use the term jostling out of what you have provided.
It was the way she pretty much barged out, (I thought that use to be one of the terms used) the horse outside her at that stage was still pretty much holding it’s ground.
Just my opinion as an undefeated arm chair driver but she got over zealous in the way she did it and could have easily brought a horse down at the front of the field. Also my opinion that she probably cost herself some ground in the process. Again just my opinion but she could have worked them out of the way with a more subtle movement, might have taken a bit longer but would have been closer to the leader still and got the same result. As a mad punter I hate when a driver looks to put in zero effort to move them but you also can’t go knocking them over. Channel your inner Andrew DeCampo.
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Sorry to ruin your confident angry typing but you can push as many as you want to your outside as long as each has an advantage on the next to it’s outside
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Didn’t say she didn’t do anything wrong was just throwing the rule out so maybe you could apologise for being so rude telling people they had no idea when it was you all along that had no clue
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Went on to win the race with no interference.
Was one of the best manoeuvres I have seen on a very tight track.
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They literally said they won't suspend top drivers because it'll be detrimental to turnover. Literally.
She checked Star Of Diamonds in one of the Dec mares races pushing her out and nearly taking her legs on the final turn. Horse hasn't been the same since and we hope she's not stuffed.
Curmudgeon- re read your ludicrous posts about makes/females.. intangibles, etc. and it’s interesting you’d be calling anyone a mug..
I think that might be why I get so frustrated watching horses bolting and not finding gaps now, just use to see drivers that were so talented at subtly moving one out of the way, gets mentioned a lot but is it mainly just down to the carts that it can look so bloody ugly at times in the current racing?
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Frustrating from a punters point of view but if your unsure the safety of the horse and drivers comes first.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Emily now understands you can’t push out from behind the horse to your outside. I found out the same way.
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My opinion start handing out some decent penalties and it will stop in an instant.
I have driven in those carts and never ever came close to locking wheels.
As I said it happens more in WA than anywhere else in Australia.
Yes we probably drive tighter but I rarely see ACL cause wheels locking or SJS for that matter.
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