Nash Rawiller. Photo: Jenny Evans
Nash Rawiller will miss Saturday's Randwick Guineas meeting after his appeal against the severity of a five-meeting careless riding suspension was dismissed by the appeals panel on Monday.
The appeal highlighted the flawed process in the system in NSW, particularly at carnival time.
Rawiller was suspended at Newcastle last Wednesday and, under the rules, had to appeal within 24 hours for a careless riding ban of less than a month.
The original date for the appeal was this Friday and by then Rawiller would have served four of the five meetings, and wouldn't have been able to take rides at the fifth meeting on Saturday - Guineas day.
Racing NSW took the step of moving the appeal forward to Monday.
But the system would work better if the appeals panel was available on Tuesdays and Fridays each week for metropolitan cases of careless riding.
A jockey suspended on Saturday could appeal on Monday and have it heard on Tuesday. If he was successful he could take rides for the following weekend. Appeals against suspensions incurred midweek could be heard on Fridays.
It would mean certainty for all involved - jockeys, trainers and owners.
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