No Respite 19/08/09

Carmody denied first city win as trainer
By Russell Jackson
Sydney
Wednesday 19 August 2009, 5:39pm

"You are joking ... how hard is this game?"
They were the words of Craig Carmody in the stewards' room at Randwick on Wednesday after they upheld a protest which cost the multiple Group One-winning jockey his first city winner as a trainer since taking out his licence in late 2005.
Stewards ruled Glyn Schofield, the rider of the Carmody-trained first past the post No Respite, shifted in when insufficiently clear of Triple Elegance near the 450 metres of the Al Mansour Handicap (1550m).
No Respite hit the line a short neck in front of the Chris Waller-trained Triple Elegance and steward Jim Walshe said in the inquiry the incident near the home turn cost Corey Brown's mount 1-1/2 lengths and ultimately the race.
The race was run at a muddling speed and Schofield elected to push forward earlier than planned on No Respite and took off about 600 metres from home.
Carmody told stewards he thought Brown was caught unawares by Schofield's move and allowed his mount to come out on to No Respite.
Brown said he was just about to get rolling on a horse who takes time to get through his gears and Schofield's move cost him two lengths.
Schofield later pleaded guilty to a careless riding charge and was handed a three-meeting suspension over the incident.
His ban commences on Tuesday week and he will be eligible to return three days later.
The upheld protest cost Schofield an early winning double after he teamed up with the David Payne-trained Chordata to win the Vale Pat Quinn Maiden Plate (1150m).
Htis is the fourth race where a Bel Esprit progeny has been first past the post and been protested against, they have only had one race dismissed