CONDITIONAL jockey John Winston was banned for ten days by the stewards at Sedgefield following his ride aboard On The Right Path in the Norchem Novices’ Hurdle.
The 10lb claimer finished fourth, about 16 lengths behind the winner Hawk Mountain, in the two-and-a-half-mile event.
The local stewards found Winston guilty of failing to take all reasonable and permissible measures to obtain the best possible placing on the Ferdy Murphy-trained gelding. Winston’s suspension runs from November 22 to December 1 inclusive.
John Kington fell foul of the new whip rules after partnering Kayf Commander to victory in the John Smith‘s No Nonsense Handicap Hurdle.
The 3lb conditional will be banned from November 22 to 26 inclusive after being deemed to have used his whip with excessive frequency.
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