STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT
PENANG AUGUST MEETING 2023
SUNDAY, 20TH AUGUST 2023
RACE 1 (MRA 0895) CLASS 5 (B) – 1600M
Jockey R Rueven, the rider of MERRY BELL, reported that his mount was not striding out freely. A post-race veterinary examination of MERRY BELL revealed no obvious abnormality.
At the conclusion of an Inquiry, Jockey R Rueven, the rider of MERRY BELL, was found guilty of a charge under MRA Rule 44(10) for failing to ride to the satisfaction of the Stewards. The particulars of the charge were that after having a good jump and taking the lead, he unnecessarily sat against his mount from approximately the 1400M-mark to the 1200M-mark, thereby making insufficient effort to ride MERRY BELL to the instruction given by the Trainer.
When deciding on penalty, the Stewards took into account the facts of this case, Jockey R Rueven’s points of mitigation and his record. Jockey R Rueven was suspended from riding in races for a period of three (3) months with effect from Monday, 21st August 2023 and to expire on Monday, 20th November 2023, both days inclusive. In addition, he was fined a sum of RM10,000/- (Malaysian Ringgit Ten Thousand). He was advised of his Right of Appeal (6.09 pm).
