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Chautauqua: posted a good effort giving weight away at weekend

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 By Sam Walker 8:24AM 14 MAR 2016 

AUSTRALIAN stewards broke new ground on Saturday by altering the result of a race because of a breach of the whip rules.

It may prove an extreme case never to be repeated, but when the stewards demoted Rosella, who finished in a dead-heat for first, into second place they became the first to allocate a physical value to a strike of the whip.

Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey, who follows the same whip rules, was eager to stuff the worms back into the can, saying he would take a “lot or convincing” to demote a horse based on misuse of the whip, but conceded that a dead heat “certainly raises the issue”.

In this case the Queensland stewards were convinced, deciding that the whip breach had “a material affect on the result.”

Rosella’s rider, Taylor Williams, struck her mount eight times before the 100m pole (the maximum is five times) and the stewards deemed that those three extra strikes were enough to account for the pixel that would have moved Rosella back to second in the photo-finish.

It’s hard to argue with their maths and the Queensland stewards have dismissed more optimistic objections recently, including a rider going two strikes over the maximum and winning by 0.4 lengths. But where will they draw the line?

If dead-heaters are now fair game, what about short-heads? Or heads and necks for more severe breaches?

The problem with the rules as written is that Australian stewards are being asked to judge something which is impossible to measure.

At present the stewards are playing it very safe and only talking about dead-heats, but once that single pixel extends to a short-head we could be on a slippery slope, as the actual, material advantage gained from a single additional tap of the whip could be far greater than a few millimetres.

Of course, every tap will be different and the circumstances and affect of each will vary hugely, which is why Troy Hall, trainer of the demoted Rosella, said the stewards were opening a can of worms with their decision.

It’s not necessarily a bad thing that stewards have this power to demote. In fact the Rosella case may make a real difference to the number of riders breaching the rules if the threat of a demotion is on the cards.

But grey areas never make for happy punters and there’s also a good chance the Rosella case will cause a tightening and clarification of stewarding on such matters.

British stewards do not have the power to overturn results based on whip misuse but if they did quite a few high-profile races might have been affected – like Emperor’s Choice’s short-head success in the Welsh National in 2014, for which Aidan Coleman picked up a four-day whip ban.

Aussie stewards also had a part to play in the big race of the week, the Australian Cup, where first-past-the-post Awesome Rock was demoted after causing interference to second-past-the-post Preferment.

It was a well judged ride from Stephen Baster aboard Awesome Rock, who was allowed to get to the front and set his own steady fractions, with the second and third racing in order just behind him.

The 1m2f race developed into a sprint up the straight and all ten runners were separated by just three lengths at the line. The whole field drifted towards the centre of the course, but Awesome Rock drifted more than most and appeared to take Preferment with him, hence the demotion. The first two posted RPRs of 110.

The highest rating at Flemington on Saturday came from Chautauqua (122), who finished third in the Newmarket Handicap under a big weight.

Chautauqua was carrying 4.5kg (10lb) and 6kg (13lb) more than the two horses in front of him, so despite the defeat he still comes out much the best at the weights and remains a leading Royal Ascot contender judged on this performance.

The Quarterback (112) won the 6f event for trainer Robbie Griffiths and jockey Craig Newitt. He avoided the red-hot pace and was held up last in the early stages, which may have helped him pull off the very rare feat of running past Chautauqua.

The plan for the beaten favourite was to tackle the top sprinters in Hong Kong next month before shipping over for Royal Ascot and there seems no reason to alter the schedule after this run.

Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Tepin was the big name in action Stateside on the weekend and the star mare picked up her second win of the campaign in cosy style with an RPR of 118.

The pace in the Hillsborough Stakes was unusually fast for a US turf race, with Isabella Sings darting off into a clear lead under John Velazquez, clocking blazing splits before tying up late as the winner kept on. 

This may have been a clever ride on the runner-up, but it was also a smart performance from the filly to finish just a length behind a Breeders’ Cup winner and five-lengths clear of the third.

TOP OF THE CLASS: Chautauqua 122 Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes (Aus) (Newmarket Handicap, Flemington, 6f, 12 March)

TOP LIST

Name (country trained) Race Rating
1 Aerovelocity (HK) Centenary Sprint Cup 125T
2 Chautauqua Black Caviar Lightning 124T
Terravista (Aus) Black Caviar Lightning 124T
 4 Fame Game (Jpn) Diamond Stakes 123T
Makahiki (Jpn) Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho 123T
6 Leontes (Jpn) Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho 122T
7 California Chrome (US) Meydan Handicap 121D
Not Listening’tome (HK) Bauhinia Sprint Trophy 121T
9 Duramente (Jpn) Nakayama Kinen 120T
Ertijaal (UAE) Meydan Handicap 120T
Exosphere (Aus) Black Caviar Lightning 120T
  Gold Fun (HK) Centenary Sprint Cup 120T
Lucky Hussler (Aus) Jewel Magic Millions Cup 120T
Solow (Fr) Prix Montjeu 120A
  Tepin (US) Endeavour Stakes 120T

TURF

Name (country trained) Race Rating
1 Aerovelocity (HK) Centenary Sprint Cup 125
2 Chautauqua Black Caviar Lightning 124
Terravista (Aus) Black Caviar Lightning 124
 4 Fame Game (Jpn) Diamond Stakes 123
Makahiki (Jpn) Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho 123
6 Leontes (Jpn) Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho 122
7 Not Listening’tome (HK) Bauhinia Sprint Trophy 121
8 Duramente (Jpn) Nakyama Kinen 120
Ertijaal (UAE) Meydan Handicap 120
Exosphere (Aus) Black Caviar Lightning 120
  Gold Fun (HK) Centenary Sprint Cup 120
Lucky HUssler (Aus) Jewel Magic Millions Cup 120
  Tepin (US) Endeavour Stakes 120

DIRT

Name (country trained) Race Rating
1 California Chrome (US) Meydan Handicap 121
2 Frosted (US) Al Maktoum Challenge R2 119
  Songbird (US) Las Virgenes 119
4 Rich Tapestry (HK) Al Shindgha Sprint 118
5 Muarrab (UAE) Mahab Al Shimaal 117
6 Melatonin (US) Santa Anita Handicap 116
  Nyquist (US) San Vincente 116
Tommy Macho (US) Fred W Hopper 116
X Y Jet (US) Gulfstream Park Sprint 116
10 Hokko Tarumae (Jpn) Kawasaki Kinen 115
Mohaymen (US) Fountain of Youth 115
One Man Band (UAE) Abu Dhabi Trophy 115
Salutos Amigos (US) Tom Fool Handicap 115
  Sound True (Jpn) Kawasaki Kinen 115
Special Fighter (UAE) Al Maktoum Challenge R3 115

 

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