Tom Walter - 20/12/2013 Racing NSW stewards will re-open their investigation into Hugh Bowman's ride aboard the David Vandyke-trained Fulminate at Canterbury last week on Monday.
Stewards commenced an initial inquiry into Bowman's ride aboard the second-placed Fulminate in the www.bowermans.com.au Handicap (1550m) at Canterbury last Friday evening but adjourned proceedings to a later date to check betting records.
Fulminate was a beaten $3.50 favourite in the race, running on strongly from the back of the field to finish a clear second behind the Gai Waterhouse-trained Darci Drama.
Bowman's riding tactics came under the spotlight when it was revealed during initial evidence that the instructions from Vandyke were to "take up a forward position."
When questioned why he did not push forward, Bowman stated that the mare did not jump cleanly and struck interference at the start. Spyvspy comments underlined. Hugh, you jumped better than the winner who was drawn 2 inside of you, so why didn't its rider also grab hold? You say also another reason you didn't go forward was that you received interference? Hugh, you already had hold of your mounts head before the slightest of slight interference
Stewards also found reason to question Bowman about why he did not improve his position earlier in the race.
The leading rider cited the 58.5kg allocated to Fulminate and checking off the heels of the Chris Waller-trained Mossmoney at the 500 metre mark as contributing factors to his decision to forego moving wide around the field.
Hugh, you checked slightly off the heels of Mossmoney around the 700m, not 500m, and that was pathetic riding on your part as well as you were a clear last on your own.From the 600 to 400 you were a good 1.5L behind Mossmoney, you were also sitting very very quietly I might add.
The inquiry will resume at 2pm on Monday at the offices of Racing NSW.
If he wasn't dead on this, then a door nail isn't dead either. The betfair market gave off warning signs, but I didn't listen as thought no way will Bowman revert to the tricks he got up to years ago ( around the time of his 9 month stint on the sidelines for drugs ).
Very interested to see how stewards handle this. If only it happened in Hong Kong, they may have locked him up, which is exactly what he and other germs that hook horses up deserve to be.
david haye.....errr....vandyke conveniently out of the spotlight with some specific riding instructions. I imagine he'd be fairly careful after his colourful past with stewards.
david haye.....errr....vandyke conveniently out of the spotlight with some specific riding instructions. I imagine he'd be fairly careful after his colourful past with stewards.
Pay particular attention to his actions from the time they swing for home, he makes out he is going to pull the stick, but he still very concerned because he knows Fulminate is going to rocket home, and he is scared she will get up dead, so he does everything but hit her with the stick, then approaching the 100m when he knows for certain she is not going to win, switches stick to right hand and hits her for first time in straight.
The money some of these little coonts can earn, they still have to resort to hooking one ffs
Pay particular attention to his actions from the time they swing for home, he makes out he is going to pull the stick, but he still very concerned because he knows Fulminate is going to rocket home, and he is scared she will get up dead, so he does e
I have a feeling trainer was not in on it LTU, as Bowman rarely rides for him, if he legs him up again in the not too distance future, then I may have to review my initial thoughts about that.
I have a feeling trainer was not in on it LTU, as Bowman rarely rides for him, if he legs him up again in the not too distance future, then I may have to review my initial thoughts about that.
Wasn't as bad as Boss's ride on The New Boy at Flemington Saturday. Boss rode like he was in the Lightning stakes not a 1400 metre race. How the stewards never looked into that race amazes me. Cost me $10. .
Wasn't as bad as Boss's ride on The New Boy at Flemington Saturday. Boss rode like he was in the Lightning stakes not a 1400 metre race. How the stewards never looked into that race amazes me. Cost me $10. .
H Bowman was advised in the circumstances of the manner in which the race was run whilst Stewards were critical of two areas of his ride that his actions could not be deemed blameworthy However he was cautioned that had the event been run at an average tempo, then the Stewards may have well taken a different view of the tactics he adopted. H Bowman was advised that he should endeavour at all times to ride his mounts so as to leave no room for query.
Stewards, the race wasn't run at average tempo, so that is a moot point. You let him off because in your view he did nothing wrong, so where is the query.
He got off because betting steward T.Griffin said race was run at 2.2 sec quicker than standard, but he failed to mention that the overall time was also a lot quicker than standard, so he is using 1 piece of time but not the overall time. Vite Loni who also led all the way over the same distance earlier in the night also went nearly 1 second quicker than standard and he was a maiden, Darci DRama race was a BM75 and he only came home .44 sec slower than Vite Loni, but .86 quicker overall after going 2.2sec quicker than average 1st sec.
Because someone has access to sectional times, it doesn't mean they know how to interpret them correctly, as evidenced in this case
spyvspy27 • December 21, 2013 9:33 AM GMT 1.01 he is given benefit of the doubt
H Bowman was advised in the circumstances of the manner in which the race was run whilst Stewards were critical of two areas of his ride that his actions could not be deemed blameworthy However he was cautioned that had the event been run at an avera
Analysis of the betting on the event revealed that whilst the leader and eventual winner of the event Darci Drama ($3 to $4) had been well supported the evidence had established that all significant bets placed on Darci Drama were within the normal betting patterns and weightings of the punters concerned.
No mention of the betfairitis Fulminate suffered late in betting? No we will just look at the betting on the winner, well done stewards. No need to cover every base as we don't want to bring racing into disrepute, do we?
Analysis of the betting on the event revealed that whilst the leader and eventual winner of the event Darci Drama ($3 to $4) had been well supported the evidence had established that all significant bets placed on Darci Drama were within the normal b
the evidence had established that all significant bets placed on Darci Drama were within the normal betting patterns and weightings of the punters concerned.
exactly ... christmas hamper ... easter hamper ... every other week hamper ...
these normal betting patterns & weightings ... stewards ... did they occur previously when a 'supposed' boatie won
do racing styles mean anything ... not necessarily it seems
darci 29/11/13 in-race running position 6-6-7 fin 3rd 17/7/13 ... 10-10-9 fin 7th 4/7/13 ... 13-13-11 fin 2nd 22/6/13 ... 12-12-10 fin 2nd 6/6/13 ...10-10-10 fin 9th
lucky stable the winner ...
the only time they go to the front with this horse and the main danger goes out the back and is misjusdged in the run home
but hey that's racing ... (in sydney lol)
the evidence had established that all significant bets placed on Darci Drama were within the normal betting patterns and weightings of the punters concerned.exactly ... christmas hamper ... easter hamper ... every other week hamper ... these normal b
Mr Elephant, you would expect stewards to look at all info available to them and I am sure they did, but the question I have is this, why did they only cherry pick from the info that which would help Bowmans cause? ie the tempo of race but not overall time, betting on winner but not on deadun, also no question about Bowmans evidence re slow at jump and slight check, when he clearly already had hold of horses head before slight check, why was he only aggressive in last 75m etc etc.
Very strange, some might say the hearing was a boat race itself.
Mr Elephant, you would expect stewards to look at all info available to them and I am sure they did, but the question I have is this, why did they only cherry pick from the info that which would help Bowmans cause? ie the tempo of race but not overal
Still reckon fulminate would have won last start geniuses every possible mortal chance today and nowhere near good enough. If Bowman had gone forward last start it would have been suicidal.
Still reckon fulminate would have won last start geniuses every possible mortal chance today and nowhere near good enough. If Bowman had gone forward last start it would have been suicidal.
Typical LE, posts after its next run, todays run had nothing to with last run, your record is impeccable though on aftertiming, you don't miss.
Yeh it could win last run being 10 off them on turn ffs, ps last run was midweek BM75 and you compare its run in a Saturday BM83, you're an undoubted star, we will also forget to mention its far superior on a dry track and today is affected, keep up the good work
Typical LE, posts after its next run, todays run had nothing to with last run, your record is impeccable though on aftertiming, you don't miss.Yeh it could win last run being 10 off them on turn ffs, ps last run was midweek BM75 and you compare its r
Trained Dick sacked Hughie Bowman, saying he will never ride for him again after his ride on Fulminate. Today Kathy O'Hara steered it to the inside where it was quicksand. Where to now Dick?
Trained Dick sacked Hughie Bowman, saying he will never ride for him again after his ride on Fulminate.Today Kathy O'Hara steered it to the inside where it was quicksand.Where to now Dick?
At least unlike some serial whingers on here I don't continually blame jockeys for my own mistakes. I've said it before and I'll say it again, bad workmen blame their tools.
At least unlike some serial whingers on here I don't continually blame jockeys for my own mistakes. I've said it before and I'll say it again, bad workmen blame their tools.
You don't make any mistakes, you have a 100% record post race. If you think it was a good ride on Fulminate, why did they open an enquiry?
Bet365 still letting you on?
You don't make any mistakes, you have a 100% record post race. If you think it was a good ride on Fulminate, why did they open an enquiry? Bet365 still letting you on?
darci races at the mid to rear of the field .. in EVERY start it has ...
stable sit down and think ... this is no good .. what if we decide for the first time in its career to go the lead
brilliant plan
and what luck ... the only danger gets mis-ridden and mis-judged and mis-timed
how do you beat a lucky stable
darci races at the mid to rear of the field .. in EVERY start it has ... stable sit down and think ... this is no good .. what if we decide for the first time in its career to go the leadbrilliant planand what luck ... the only danger gets mis-ridden
Another piece of damning evidence against H.Bowman He said because the pace was fast he elected to stay back, he also said he was vindicated in doing so because of the fast pace, yet 3 races earlier over the same distance he leads all the way on maiden galloper Vite Loni going close to 1 second quicker than average for 1st section, and also won very easily I might add, yet in a BM 75 race on Fulminate who has won twice in the city he thought he had to go a slower tempo on her than he did on a maiden earlier in the night.
Yeah Bowman, you did nothing at all wrong, please accept my apologies.
Another piece of damning evidence against H.BowmanHe said because the pace was fast he elected to stay back, he also said he was vindicated in doing so because of the fast pace, yet 3 races earlier over the same distance he leads all the way on maide
but that shouldn't bother the stewards on our behalf really
i mean there is also the ... easter hamper ... the new year hamper ... the 'haven;t had a hamper for a couple of weeks' hamper
but we still love our racing
and are wary of the lucky stable
looked a christmas hamper race for sure imo Spy but that shouldn't bother the stewards on our behalf reallyi mean there is also the ... easter hamper ... the new year hamper ... the 'haven;t had a hamper for a couple of weeks' hamper but we still lo
Bowman, you did a lot better job on Swerve, stewards won't even ask a question. Massive improvement on Fulminate ride, so I guess a well done is in order
Bowman, you did a lot better job on Swerve, stewards won't even ask a question. Massive improvement on Fulminate ride, so I guess a well done is in order
Bowman goes back every chance he gets, he's from the cuntry, old skool, like nifty Nev
The trouble is Bowman has a reputation of going back getting cover and now it is accepted as the norm for him
and Ray has taught all the young stewards if you go back and flail your arms at them in the straight then that's ok, because joe public will think he's trying on it
straight in the move on too hard basket, all is sweet, we are doing our best
Stewards have the power to out jocks for bad rides without implying they hooked it, just made an error in judgement, so why not do just that ?
again comes down to the very obvious favouritism bias some jocks are privileged to
Bowman goes back every chance he gets, he's from the cuntry, old skool, like nifty NevThe trouble is Bowman has a reputation of going back getting cover and now it is accepted as the norm for himand Ray has taught all the young stewards if you go bac