The uproar caused by the decision in the Tim Williams case seems to have even penetrated the concrete bunker that acts as the JCA's headquarters.

Today an appeal committee of the JCA varied the penalty imposed on Tim at the original hearing.

Tim's appeal was based around the severity of the original penalty he was given which would have seen him miss out on several lucrative drives throughout the Auckland Cup meeting including the plum drive on Have Faith In Me in the Auckland Cup.

To say the JCA have recognized that they made a mistake would be going a bit too far but they have changed the penalty to a one meeting suspension plus a fine of $750:00.

As a result Tim is now available to drive at the Auckland Trotting Club's big Premier meeting of the year on December 31st where he he will have an opportunity to win back the fine he now has to pay.

Tim was happy with the outcome when we spoke with him this afternoon.

" I still think it is harsh when you take everything into consideration but it is over now and I can move on."

" I am looking forward to getting back to driving on the 31st and hopefully earning enough to pay the fine they gave me this afternoon."

" I would like to thank everyone who have given me so much support over the last two weeks," Tim said.

Even though the situation with Tim has now been dealt with, there is still the matter of how we got here in the first place.

The JCA has dropped the ball badly in two prominent cases in the last two months.

If they were to do so again during the upcoming holiday period then maybe the people needing a spell on the sidelines here are those in charge of the judicial process.

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