AIDAN O'BRIEN and jockey Colm O'Donoghue have been ordered to appear before the stewards of the BHA in London after it was decided that the alleged team tactics employed by Ballydoyle in the Juddmonte International merited an enquiry.

In a surprise development, the disciplinary panel will meet with O'Brien and O'Donoghue later this month to determine if the two men broke the rules of racing in the Newmarket showpiece on August 23.

Controversy followed the victory of the O'Brien-trained Duke Of Marmalade, who was presented with a gap against the fence four furlongs out when O'Donoghue appeared to pull his pacemaker mount Red Rock Canyon off the rail after first looking over his shoulder to see the Murtagh-ridden favourite behind him.

BHA media relations manager Paul Struthers said: "We have completed the review process and written to Aidan O'Brien and Colm O'Donoghue confirming that they will need to appear before the disciplinary panel in connection with a possible breach of Rule 153(iv) in the Juddmonte International.               
"We are obviously conscious of the interest this will generate but, having reviewed the video and read comments attributed to Johnny Murtagh in the press, it was felt that a formal enquiry into the incident had to be held. This will ensure that the matter is considered thoroughly, fairly and openly.

"This is the first time we have reviewed a race for a possible breach of 'team tactics' since the rules changed in 2007 and we are satisfied that there has been no other race where an enquiry should have been held. I would also like to make clear that there is no possibility of the result of the Juddmonte International being affected."

The inquiry is expected to take place in the week beginning September 22.

[ 本帖最後由 asiadragon 於 2/9/2008 11:51 PM 編輯 ]

做乜事俾人問話:ddd: :ddd:

本身這個 Enquiry對賽果無影響

睇番果場 Replay...

事實 O'Donoghue 在中段(懷疑 Red Rock Canyon 無力時) 真係有望左右..Even 後面:tttt:

在Juddmonte International..

O'Donoghue 隻 Pacemaker  Red Rock Canyon 走到中段..望後面 Murtagh 隻 Duke

佢地這種 Team Tactics..可能觸犯 Rule 153(iv)

一個月後會開始 Enquiry

[ 本帖最後由 asiadragon 於 2/9/2008 11:51 PM 編輯 ]

今年贏出多項一級大賽的英愛著名練馬師岳伯仁，被英國賽馬局控以懷疑使用「團體戰略」，令旗下馬匹Duke Of Marmalade在上月23日舉行的朱德望國際錦標中勝出。事緣派遣兩駒在朱德望國際錦標上陣的岳伯仁，其中Red Rock Canyon在騎師C O'Donoghue胯下，在賽事進行期間讓出位置，使由莫狄主轡的廄侶Duke Of Marmalade可在該空位中穿上，最終以四分三馬位贏馬奪標。英國賽馬局定於本月22日進行研訊，若指控成立，岳伯仁將面臨罰款處分，至於騎師C O'Donoghue則會被禁止上陣五至十日。

團體戰略就常常用..但是次就真係好''明顯''
O'Donoghue:rrr: :rrr:

做得太過份 終於俾人嘈 :yyy: :yyy:

O'Donoghue  都唔醒目:rrr::rrr:

JOHNNY MURTAGH has been called to join trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Colm O'Donoghue in facing the disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority in London on Thursday over a possible breach of the 'team tactics' rules in last month's Juddmonte International Stakes.

In a surprise turn of events, the panel is to consider whether Murtagh, number one rider to O'Brien at Ballydoyle, has committed a breach of rule 220(i) or 220(iii), in that he "instructed, directed or encouraged Mr O'Donoghue to ride in the way he did".

O'Donoghue was riding the pacemaker Red Rock Canyon in the Group 1 event and the BHA will look into whether he moved off the rail purposefully to help Johnny Murtagh and stablemate Duke Of Marmalade take the gap and eventually win the race.               

O'Donoghue could be found in breach of rule 153(iv)(a) "by making a manoeuvre in the interests of a horse from the same stable".

O'Briencould fall foul of rule 153(vi) "in that the trainer of a horse whose rider found in breach of rule 153(iv) is deemed guilty of an offence unless he is able to satisfy the stewards that he instructed his rider to treat every other horse in the race without favour".

In the immediate aftermath of the race, the BHA said no charges were to be brought against Murtagh.

現時 Murtagh 都要出席

結果出左..都係 Fined

O'Brien Fined 5000 ..Murtagh,O'Donoghue在英國停7日賽..Arc 可以照跑



Aidan O'Brien was hit with a £5,000 fine and jockeys Johnny Murtaghand Colm O'Donoghue suspended from racing for seven days after fallingfoul of the 'team tactics' rule in the Juddmonte International Stakeswon by Duke Of Marmalade at Newmarket last month.

Although the raceday stewards found no breach, subsequentinvestigations by the British Horseracing Authority called intoquestion a move by O'Donoghue aboard Red Rock Canyon.

The trio declined to comment after a disciplinary panel hearing incentral London on Thursday, but BHA public relations manager PaulStruthers said: "As all parties have seven days from the receipt of thepanel's reasons to appeal, it would be inappropriate to comment ontoday's proceedings.

"However, I would like to stress that in reaching their conclusionsthe panel made clear that there was no attempt to cheat, simply thatthe breaches occurred due to ignorance of the details of the rule inquestion."

Although the dates for the riders' suspensions have yet to beannounced, Murtagh and O'Donoghue will be free to ride in the QatarPrix de l'Arc de Triomphe as no Flat racing takes place in Britain thatday.


O'Donoghue admitted he was guilty of a breach of Rule 153 (iv) whichstates: "a rider shall not make a manoeuvre in a race in the interestof another horse in common ownership...whether or not such a manoeuvrecaused interference or caused his horse to fail to achieve the bestpossible placing".

The rule covering such a manoeuvre was amended in March 2007following an similar inquiry six months previously where Ballydoylewere exonerated from any wrong-doing in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakesat Ascot.

Although not clear of the exact nature of the rule, O'Brien passionately stressed to the panel that he was "paranoid" about the useof pacemakers following the QEII inquiry.

He said: "We use pacemakers to make an even gallop and not to hinder or favour any other horse.

"The last thing we want is to win any race anywhere if it wasunfavourably won. We would prefer not to win any of those Group Ones ifthey were won unfavourably and they would not mean anything to us."

His legal representative, John Kelsey-Fry QC, added: "No Group Onerace in the world is as important to Aidan than his integrity."
The panel heard how Murtagh and O'Donoghue discussed theInternational beforehand while walking the course, and O'Brien replied"absolutely not" when asked if he had been party to any decision madeabout Red Rock Canyon moving off the rail.

After the race, he was quoted by a Sunday newspaper as saying he hadinstructed O'Donoghue to move off the rail at the four-furlong markerto let him through, but Murtagh said today those comments were "jazzedup in the heat of the moment".
The panel ruled that the conversation between the two ridersresulted in Murtagh breaching Rule 220 (iii) in that he acted "in amanner which in the opinion of the BHA is prejudicial to the properconduct of horseracing in Great Britain."

In light of O'Donoghue's breach, the panel ruled that O'Brien hadfailed to give adequate instruction to his jockeys regarding teamtactics but that there was no question of cheating.

In an interview on the BBC, Murtagh admitted that while the incident had not upset him, he had learned a lot and would now be paying closer attention to the rules of racing.

“It wasn't that upsetting at all. I was just waiting for the day to come, to get over there, to meet everybody, and it didn't really upset me much at all,” Murtagh said.

The BHA reviewed the running of the Juddmonte International at Newmarket, in which O'Donoghue looked over his shoulder before his mount eased off the stands' rail to leave a gap for Murtagh and Duke Of Marmalade.                
Although O'Brien denied committing any breach of the rules, the inquiry determined that O'Donoghue moving Red Rock Canyon off the rail left a gap through which Murtagh passed on Duke Of Marmalade before going on to win the race.

“If a gap appears on the rail, I'm going to be going for a gap because that's my job – to ride the horse to the best of my ability. If room comes on the inside, that's what I'm going to do,” the jockey added.

“Everybody knows the position now. We learned a lot from last week, myself especially. I probably didn't go into the finer details of the rule book. I think everybody knows now what's acceptable and what's not acceptable, so we live and learn.”

Asked by Clare Balding if jockeys needed to “mug up” on each country's differing rules, he replied: “You're a professional jockey – that's what you should do.

“You should know when you go to ride in any country that these are the rules here and that's what you're allowed and not allowed to do. But as I say, we learned a lot last week.”

:yyy: :yyy: