Jockey Muzi Yeni will serve a suspension from 7 to 20 May after an incident at the1600m marker of Saturday’s 4Racing Gr1 Premier’s Champions Challenge.
In consultation with Yeni, the Central Provinces Stipendiary Board agreed to allow him to sign an Admission of Guilt for a contravention of NHA Rule 62.2.7.
As the rider of the eventual winner Got The Greenlight, Yeni failed to ensure that he did not cause interference to Barahin, Johnny Hero and Second Base when he shifted in at approximately the 1600m.
Muzi Yeni – will serve a 14 day suspension (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
The Board imposed a penalty of a suspension from riding in races for a period of fourteen days.
The Stipes reported that approaching the 1600m, Second Base (G Lerena) had to check to avoid the heels of Yeni’s mount, Got The Greenlight.
Thereafter Johnny Hero (M van Rensburg) was bumped in and became unbalanced and Barahin (S Khumalo) had to be steadied as a consequence.
Jockey Gavin Lerena, the rider of the 2nd placed Second Base lodged an Objection against the winner Got The Greenlight on the grounds of interference at about the 1600m.
The Objection Board, after considering the evidence that was put forward by both connections, was of the opinion that as this incident occurred at the 1600m, that there was sufficient opportunity for the runner-up to overcome any prejudice that it had suffered and that it could not be certain to the requisite degree that Second Base would have finished ahead of Got The Greenlight had this incident not occurred.
In view of this, the Objection was overruled and Jockey Lerena’s deposit was refunded.
