3418 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 144 30 SEPTEMBER 2009

(4) A horse carrying more than its proper weight or weight in excess of that at which the Rider weighed out shall not be disqualified by reason of that fact alone.

(5) If the Rider of a horse weighs in at a weight of 1kg or more in excess of that at which the Rider weighed out, the Clerk of the Scales shall record the weight by which the Rider on weighing in exceeded the weight at which he weighed out and inform a Stipendiary Steward and that Rider commits a breach of these Rules.

649 (1) A Rider must not:

(a) do or permit any wrongful act or omission with respect to weight or weighing; or

(b) touch (other than accidentally) another person or any thing other than an article of his own equipment before weighing in provided, however, that a Stipendiary Steward may waive a breach of this sub-Rule if, in his opinion, the integrity of the weighing-in process has not been prejudiced by such action.

(2) In the event of a Rider acting in contravention of Rule 649(1)(b), his horse may be disqualified for the Race concerned, irrespective of whether or not any penalty is imposed on the Rider for the breach, provided however that the Judicial Committee may in its discretion waive the disqualification of the horse if it is satisfied that the breach committed by the Rider was in no way related to the horse.

(3) A Rider must not weigh-in at a weight that exceeds or is less than the proper weight as is defined in and with the allowance permitted by Rule 648(3).

(4) An Owner or lessee (as the case may be), Trainer or other person for the time being in charge of a horse must not:

(a) do or permit any wrongful act or omission with respect to weight or weighing; or

(b) after the horse’s Rider has weighed out and before the horse races, remove or add any article of wearing apparel or riding or other gear with which the Rider did or did not weigh out as the case may be.

HORSE WELFARE

650 (1) The Trainer or any other person in charge of a horse that is to be brought to the Racecourse or is at the Racecourse to start in a Race must:

(a) ensure that such horse is fit and properly conditioned for the Race in which it is entered; and

(b) report to the Stipendiary Stewards as soon as possible, and in any event no later than one hour before the starting time of that Race, being the time determined by NZRB (as amended by NZTR from time to time), any condition or occurrence that may affect the running of the horse in that Race unless the condition or occurrence is first noticed by the Trainer or other such person or brought to their notice after such time.

(2) The Trainer and/or Owner or lessee (as the case may be) and/or Rider shall report to the Stipendiary Stewards as soon as possible anything which might have affected the running of their horse in a Race.

(3) Should anything which might have any bearing on the past or the future running of the horse come to the notice of the Trainer, Owner or lessee (as the case may be) and/or Rider, after the horse has left the Racecourse, it must be reported as soon as possible to the Stipendiary Stewards.

651 (1) An attack of nasal bleeding shall be the appearance of blood at one or both nostrils, irrespective of quantity, unless in the opinion of the Stipendiary Stewards such bleeding was caused by external trauma.

(2) If a horse suffers an attack of nasal bleeding at any time the Trainer of the horse shall report the fact of such bleeding to a Stipendiary Steward without delay and shall subsequently supply that Stipendiary Steward with any further information in relation to such attack which he may require.

(3) A horse which has, in the opinion of a Stipendiary Steward (following consultation with a Veterinarian, as applicable), suffered an attack of nasal bleeding shall not without permission of a Stipendiary Steward: