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The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Irish jockey slapped with ban after ‘appearing to ease his mount prematurely costing him first place'
He'd been enjoying a fine campaign until this two-week ban ROS RUN Irish jockey slapped with ban after 'appearing to ease his mount prematurely costing him first place' PATRICK O'Brien has been hit with a 14-day suspension after race stewards at Roscommon judged he'd "eased prematurely costing him first place" on Tuesday. The Irish rider jumped the last onboard Gaelic Des Chastys with a lead over the rest of the field in the 2m5½f handicap chase. 2 Gaelic Des Chastys (blue silks) was sent off the 100-30 favourite for the race Credit: @RacingTV 2 But he was beaten to the post by 16/1 shot It's Never Simple Credit: @RacingTV While O'Brien did use his whip twice after successfully negotiating the final hurdle, he neglected to use it over the last 50 yards. His Eric McNamara-trained gelding wound up being reeled in and overtaken by Martin Brassil's It's Never Simple - securing a 16/1 upset in the process. Racecourse stewards rejected O'Brien's explanation that he'd felt Gaelic Des Chastys "was not running on for use of the whip" when justifying why he'd relied only on hands and heels down the home straight. Ultimately, they deemed the 5lb claimer was in violation of rule 212A (iv) (a) in that he "stopped riding, costing him a better place". The stewards had initially called him before them "concerning where he appeared to ease his mount prematurely costing him first place". O'Brien's clean record was taken into account in the decision-making procedure with a 14-day suspension the outcome. In addition to that, he had to forfeit his riding fee. Up until Tuesday O'Brien's been having a stellar season with ten winners from his 92 outings. Among that total have been victories for star trainers Henry de Bromhead, Gavin Cromwell and Dermot McLoughlin. He'd ended up in the Winners Enclosure at last week's Galway Races thanks to Cleopatra's Needle for Harry Rogers. 'End of an era for Irish racing' - Patrick Mullins on Thurles closure and future hopes for re-opening at Galway races And only last month he'd steered Gaelic Des Chastys to fifth place at a Killarney handicap hurdle.
Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Jockey banned after 'appearing to ease his mount prematurely costing 1st place'
Jockey Patrick O'Brien has been suspended for 14 days after raceday stewards at Roscommon ruled he had stopped riding close to home, which they say cost him victory. The 5lb claimer was partnering the Eric McNamara-trained in a 2m5½f handicap chase at Roscommon on Tuesday evening. O'Brien rode Gaelic Des Chastys to finish fifth in a handicap hurdle at Killarney last month and the horse was sent off the 100-30 favourite for Tuesday's race. After jumping the last fence in the lead, the jockey used his whip twice on the run in, but didn't use it in the last 50 yards and the Martin Brassil-trained It's Never Simple got up to win by a short head at odds of 16-1. Gaelic Des Chastys hit an in-running low of 1.07 on Betfair. The stewards spoke to O'Brien after the race "concerning where he appeared to ease his mount prematurely costing him first place". The jockey, who tasted victory at the Galway Races last week on the Harry Rogers-trained Cleopatra's Needle, said he felt that Gaelic Des Chastys "was not running on for use of the whip". The stewards found O'Brien in breach of rule 212A (iv) (a) in that he "stopped riding, costing him a better place". He was handed a 14-day suspension, with the stewards also ordering him to forfeit his riding fee.
