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Haha this IS becoming tiresome! My entire point on this confusion is that the commotion that would have been obvious to EVERYONE in the mounting yard over this... ...should have caught the attention of the Stipe...OR he should have been summoned by connections to sort it out before both were unsaddled and re-weighed again...Shirley

He told the Committee "my Jockey won't be giving evidence thanks" Imagine the rides she'd have got after that...if she did turn up to speak Zilch, nada, zero Yes she could have got summoned but would she have just winked or nodded through it?

Mr Harris stated that Mr Bothamley could not swayed off the opinion that he was on the black horse, SERAPHIC, not the bay horse, WHIPPERSNAPPER. He said his insistence that he was not on the horse with the correct saddle and number on it confused everyone to the point that the horses were reweighed and resaddled with Mr Bothamley on the black horse as he insisted. He added that the right horses with the right saddles were presented initially but Mr Bothamley's insistence that he was riding the black horse led to a comedy of errors which led to further confusion and both horses being scratched at the start after being discovered that the riders, saddles and horses were incorrect.

Yes I've had dealings with Davidson and agree he's very good... ...but again, checking the Track before racing is just part of the job description I'm afraid...there's often dogs on the Avondale track for example It surprises me there was no Stipe in the mounting yard in this instance...or they would have immediately sorted out Bottomley's confusion... ...and checked the brands in the ring...not at the start when it was too late

Absolutely, I often post with a positivity bent...and numerous items of interest... By it's nature chat sites are more slanted to controversy though and rigorous informed debate...and I pride myself on fact based rigour btw... As I said Harris took the rap on this...when it was a Jockey losing his mind...see bottom "Nobody died" is an awful cop out though... And so is "favouritism not justified"...that's irrelevant The overarching disgrace is the RIU rubber stamping the Vets appalling lack of professionalism in allowing a bleeding, injured horse to start... They clearly agreed with it, merely reporting the "Vet passed it fit" Which is totally against the Rules Yes mistakes happen but once recognised should be immediately ameliorated...that's the RIU's job... 'Just do their Job' should be their byline

I merely showed he has history when not wanting the truth to come out... Banned his Jockey from giving evidence then fake news for Opee Leopolds are an endangered species if they don't mutate and change their spots...direct from Confucious

Opee and Davo had a 5 minute spot on 3 News last night and they looked totally shattered... ...mind you who wouldn't after "3 hours" in a stuffy room? Lets hope Davo didn't repeat any fake news to ameliorate the situation ""a very inexperienced apprentice" is J Fawcett apparently Some bloke from the Viaduct even said Opee had "one previous careless" when it's now 4...including one in Australia which the RIU incompetently failed to count Fake News is like a variant virus...

It's just all so laissez faire and not enough fear isn't it? Harris was fined 4 Hundy after taking the rap but the Jockeys mounted the wrong horses after not bothering to check which number they were on... ...all participants should have been immediately breath and drug tested ...and the coup de grace for this debacle was the 'upholders of INTEGRITY' the hopeless RIU, thought simply passing an amateur Vet test was ok... ...even though the poor animal had lacerations and cuts over its eye... ...that's against the protocols while the Vet didn't even get a severe reprimand let alone a wrist slap... It was good to go according to the 'Vet'...and the RIU said "fine" ...if the non racing taxpayers, who fund this Industry, found out injured horses are 'good to go' without any reprecussions they'd be horrified Im not surprised Pitty doesn't want to come on here and comment because he doesn't want to rock the sinking integrity boat any further ...but he should really....and make that Official complaint to Bernard...who he knows well If stakeholders turn a blind eye nothing will ever improve

Fair enouge I guess that's the consideration at Bush meetings... If one complains one might find ones tyres let down or slashed when returning to the float area... Im sure you're not suggesting it was ok to run an injured horse though?

WTH are you talking about? Mick Guerin even investigated this whole case and came to the conclusion on WI that "somebody is lying" Clearly Ellis forbade Collett from giving evidence The Information indicated that the Protest had been instigated by Mr P Richards on behalf of the connections of BORDEAUX LE ROUGE. However, Mr Ellis the Principal of Te Akau Racing told the Committee that he did not wish to pursue the protest. Mr Ellis advised the Committee that he and Ms Collett, the rider of BORDEAUX LE ROUGE, had nothing to say in relation to the alleged incident.

Good to see you here ... Can you tell me if you've made an official complaint about your horse being passed fit to race with "significant lacerations and cuts about the eye"

Cheers for that...can you either post that pik here or PM me it please? The Vet can't get away with just ignoring significant lacerations on ANY horse let alone a Fav....especially when the RIU didn't even bother reprimanding him let alone remind him of the Rule

Good on them but if the WORST violator of the Whip rule in NZ , Brett Murray, didn't strike that horse at least 8 times possibly 9 before the 100M then I'm whale oil beef hooked... That would've been his 6th time this season...did they just turn a blind eye because they felt sorry for him?

The requirement is for any horse displaying ANY signs of blood to be late scratched... It simply isn't good enough for any horse let alone a Favourite to be running with "lacerations and small cuts around the eye" after beating itself up The Veterinary wasn't even reminded of their FAILURE to abide by the rules....ok? #integritynzstyle

I'm not surprised you're CONFUSING Interference protests to Informations laid against Jockeys The intent of Rule 613 is clear.... NO LAY ADVOCATES allowed ....for very good reasons as Big Boy Pants showed... He plain lied about a Class A Jockey with over 1500 race day rides as being a "very inexperienced apprentice" ..after previously BANNING his other Jockey giving evidence at an Inquiry... These JCA hearings are meant to be conducted under the utmost INTEGRITY to find the best outcome under the Rules...ok? How can they allow Big Boy Pants to speak when he obviously isn't interested in upholding that absolute requirement?

Rodley tweeting Opee's LOST his a peel.... Im sure dear Ems still fancys him though...

Cheers for that reefer, hope this incident hasn't damaged her mentally... ...did she have stitches post race and was there blood streaming over her face as she came back to scale do you know? Callaway recently complained " I'm the most drug tested jockey in NZ" If Dick Francis included a cock up like this in a novel he'd have been laughed off... How can 'Jockeys' not recognise their saddles ffs?

moi finds the buffering disappears when I get relly relly close to the wifi aerial...almost sitting on it...while in the buff Ulternatively I go to the NZTR site and watch it through their wee system...it lasts longer and so do I

Mere semantics Ellis made a 'presentation' as to penalty...oh and commented on the overreaction of the "very inexperienced apprentice" contributing to Opee's carelessness... So he sought to 'represent' Opee by ameliorating the interference... By presenting FAKE NEWS Maybe his pants should include a note from Mommy to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing butt the truth in future? He presented so he therefore 'represented' Nothing could be clearer

Ok hit the sack with your sis it is then....nothing wrong with that in Reefers Seriously serious though Reefer Do you know the Vet there...Shorten Is he just a wooly sheep Vet and has he ever been able to catch up with a Wild West Coast Brumbie to observe a munted horses head after a one sided fight with a steel gate? Or is it normal to have horses running through the woods with lacerations to the noggin after belting fledgling native totara forests?

He made 'representations' on behalf of Opee to mitigate his sentence... aka 'representing' Boss

Yep, if it's not a Rule they've certainly stipulated it's a 'requirement' now... Harris got fined for mixing his saddle cloths up at Omoto as well.... Has he got dyslexic staff perhaps...or non numeric dyscalculia phobics??

Cmon Freda, you know it's all about alumni status and Davo would've hitched his pants up to prove he went to a 'big' pants school.... The JCA went "respect" and bent over as far as they could without disappearing up their derrières 916 (1) Subject to sub-Rules (2) and (3) of this Rule, a person shall not be represented by Counsel or a lay advocate at any hearing held by a Judicial Committee in respect of a matter which arises on a Race day and which is held on that day.

Serious question Reefer... Have you seen the movie Deliverence? Short synopsis ....nothing to do in the valley...locked up at night with your family.... ..your sister's across the other side of the room with a flickering candle light between you and her...you've just finished off the last of the poiteen made from the stolen Murphy's Kumera's.... 2 choices...Do you duel banjos the night away or do you hit the sack and prep for the big race day tomorrow?

So everyone, unless you're blind, realises how good Davo is for the Industry and the numerous newcomers he's introduced.. That doesn't excuse him from his behaviour when he wants to get his way though...'winners' are usually like that... Late 2019 when a Stewards Inquiry at HQ found his horse up against his very good friend Brendan Lindsey's horse..Dave forbade his Jockey Sam Collett from giving evidence...Integrity? Who wants all the facts on the table when your friend's involved? So this week he INSISTED...even though Rule 913 (1) forbids lay personall from appearing and speaking...that he should sit in at the JCA inquiry and offer his advice... The JCA relented for some weird reason...ohhhhh...maybe they were impressed by his Big Boy Pants?? Anyway after his Champion Jockey, MVP, protected species, Opee...is up on 2 charges and likely to miss Kraka Mill night...Davo comes up with a whole bunch of fake news to 'help' the JCA panel out... J Fawcett...a Class A Jockey with over 1500 race day rides is suddenly "a very inexperienced Apprentice".... Never mind Opee's twice riding carelessly on a Premier day...a bit like a League player head high tackling 2 players in one game...them having to leave the field and therefore weakening the teams chances... ....na..it's all about his Jockey and the loss of service to himself Davo needs to back off, follow the rules, and let the Integrity process take its course..without FAKE NEWS...thanks Dave  That in relation to this charge the interference was the result of a very inexperienced Apprentice Rider and which made things look worse.  That the Committee should take into account the Race Sponsors, the TAB and the Industry as a whole who may be affected by Mr Bosson incurring a suspension.