Amberley Race 10 The Orange got squeezed

[Gammalite]

Here's One for The Galah and/or amateur forum Stewards.

How the hell did the Countries LEADING DRIVER get suspended for the incident in this race.?

The junior driver lass was caught wide and trying to push in after the start and put her wheel under his horses legs 😳.

The horse Blair was driving Light Me Up (the 2nd Fav) hits the wheel and is put out of the race. 

Blair gets Blamed ? how ?

the horse he was trailing (No2 Evidently)  at the post dropped to the inside soon after too, so he was very unlucky that didn't happen a fraction earlier 😆.

I would of been suspending the Junior Driver Harrison for sure if they had me ruling it lol 👍😂.

Here's what the blind stewards had to say . ..bit of BS lol 😋

LIGHT ME UP - broke racing into the first bend when racing to the inside of DON JUAN which shifted ground inwards with trailing runners being checked losing all chance and was retired from the race. Stewards questioned drivers B Orange (LIGHT ME UP) and R Harrison (DON JUAN) assisted by J Morrison, regarding LIGHT ME UP breaking and after considering their evidence Mr Orange was issued a charge under Rule 869(3)(b) alleging he drove carelessly when failing to concede his position. Mr Orange admitted the charge and after viewing the replays and hearing submissions on penalty the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Orange's driver's licence from the conclusion of racing on 9 February up to and including 16 February 2025 (4 days).

[Blackie]

"admitted the charge", case closed.

[Gammalite]

2 minutes ago, Blackie said:

"admitted the charge", case closed.

hahaha you should never admit anything to stewards Blackie.

Ya Just the blame the horse everytime, no matter what.

Although in this case Harrison was deliberately steering her horse inwards and it wasn't the horses fault that happened. 

Fancy sticking your wheel under Blairs legs in a race 😳🙄. He drives in a Lot of races and he'll remember you/her/it in the future . He'll light Them Up lol 😁 will be no favours given. 

[Brodie]

10 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

Here's One for The Galah and/or amateur forum Stewards.

How the hell did the Countries LEADING DRIVER get suspended for the incident in this race.?

The junior driver lass was caught wide and trying to push in after the start and put her wheel under his horses legs 😳.

The horse Blair was driving Light Me Up (the 2nd Fav) hits the wheel and is put out of the race. 

Blair gets Blamed ? how ?

the horse he was trailing (No2 Evidently)  at the post dropped to the inside soon after too, so he was very unlucky that didn't happen a fraction earlier 😆.

I would of been suspending the Junior Driver Harrison for sure if they had me ruling it lol 👍😂.

Here's what the blind stewards had to say . ..bit of BS lol 😋

LIGHT ME UP - broke racing into the first bend when racing to the inside of DON JUAN which shifted ground inwards with trailing runners being checked losing all chance and was retired from the race. Stewards questioned drivers B Orange (LIGHT ME UP) and R Harrison (DON JUAN) assisted by J Morrison, regarding LIGHT ME UP breaking and after considering their evidence Mr Orange was issued a charge under Rule 869(3)(b) alleging he drove carelessly when failing to concede his position. Mr Orange admitted the charge and after viewing the replays and hearing submissions on penalty the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Orange's driver's licence from the conclusion of racing on 9 February up to and including 16 February 2025 (4 days).

It is a bit confusing that Blair did admit the charge, but then who are we to question the leading driver in NZ?

Looking st the replay it did appear as if Blair was one off and had every right to maintain his ground?

Anyway gives Blair a bit of a break after a very busy driver patch!

Think the ones that backed Light MeUp were hard done by ?

 

[Gammalite]

6 minutes ago, Brodie said:

t is a bit confusing that Blair did admit the charge,

Here's a funny one I remember once. Took the blame for a junior that was out wide on a severely hanging in horse during the last quarter sprint up . I was trying to leave the fence from 3 back , and the horse in-between me and the hanging 3 wide horse ended up galloping ( with the driver giving us a great run-down on our breeding 😂, as he quickly dropped away ) Anyway . It was definitely the hanging horses fault ( or the driver not steering it properly)

Stewards decided I shouldn't be leaving the fence ( in the days of running rails, no passing lanes) so you Always pushed out at the quarter or around that point if possible. I say what ? stewards say you're knocking other runners over . well I wasn't the one hanging all over them , but anyway felt sorry for the junior. so got em' off.

Stewards say Gamma you want a week suspended or 200 fine? I say what again 🙄 lol. You gotta be joking, who has a spare 200 bucks while doing these horses. Stewards say righto see you in 2 weeks time then when you're back on track . 

 

[the galah]

I watched that and thought straight away mr orange would get a suspension.

The rule is ,if the horse outside him has an advantage/slightly ahead,then if it wants to push in then the driver on the inside must concede and go to the inside,or as normally happens,be restrained to race behind the horse moving in.

i've always thought that rule is not in the best interests of safety as many times you see drivers failing to concede their position one off the fence and consequently they break and then the horses behind them get checked.The thing is often the driver trying to maintain their position one off the fence can manoeuvre their position enough to get the advantage back and leave the horse 3 wide.

i've actually started a couple of topics on it previously,suggesting its not a good rule, giving examples of how interference occurs when both drivers think they are entitled to be in that one off position.

but as the rule stands currently(and has done for some time),mr orange was always going to be found guilty,or plead guilty like he did.

i've often wondered if the rule in australia is different as you hardly ever see it happen over there.

Edited 21 minutes ago by the galah

[Gammalite]

14 minutes ago, the galah said:

a couple of topics on it previously,suggesting its not a good rule, giving examples of how interference occurs when both drivers think they are entitled to be in that one off position.

but as the rule stands currently(and has done for some time),mr orange was always going to be found guilty,or plead guilty like he did.

Is hard to believe that is the rule.? 

Every race meeting has Some races with a train of the last few in single file trying to keep in the running line. Drop to the fence and you're virtually out of it . (in a short distance race)  

If caught 3 wide after an early burn after the start , and you didn't restrain out of the gate , you just have to drop back to last in the running line , then proceed up the inner if you feel like it. 

Not Barge in like R. Harrison tried to in race 10 , and skittled Blairs horse. and caused havoc in general . 

He (Mr Orange)  probably pleaded guilty so the lass could get another drive as, driving like that  ( that lack of respect for drivers in the running line already) , she sure won't get that many.