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Apprentice K Eirwan was
today suspended three months at the conclusion of an inquiry over his
handling of WONDERFUL WIZARD in the Class 4, Div 5 - 1200m sprint here on
Saturday.
WONDERFUL WIZARD, trained by Tiang Kim Choi, finished finished sixth to
VENOM.
Eirwan, in the presence of his master, Tiang, pleaded guilty to a charge
under MRA Rule 44(10) for failing to ride to the satisfaction of the
Stewards. The particulars of the charge were that whilst riding WONDERFUL
WIZARD in the above race, he made insufficient effort to ride to the
instructions given by the Trainer which had been submitted to the Stewards
prior to the race.
When deciding on penalty, the Stewards took into account the facts of this
case and Eirwan’s record. Eirwan was suspended from riding in races for a
period of three months with immediate effect from today. He was advised of
his right of appeal.
In addition, Tiang was found guilty to a charge of negligence under MRA Rule
152(5)(a) in that he failed to report to the Stewards immediately after the
running of the above race with regards to his concerns with the ride on
WONDERFUL WIZARD. When deciding on penalty, the Stewards took into account
the facts of this case and Tiang’s clean record. Tiang was fined RM5,000 and
was advised of his right of appeal.
Tiang was further informed that he cannot nominate App Eirwan on WONDERFUL
WIZARD without the Stewards’ prior permission.  |
