Five jockeys have been banned for 10 days after they failed to pull up in a chaotic flat race at Windsor where a blindfolded loose horse crashed into a plastic running rail.
The five-furlong handicap for apprentice jockeys at 16:52 BST on Monday featured a field of seven, but the result was declared void following a false start.
Master Zack, trained by Martin Dunne, was blindfolded to go into the stalls but reared up just before the gates opened.
Jockey Ryan Kavanagh remained in the stalls but riderless Master Zack set off with his vision obscured by the blindfold.
The three-year-old then veered to the right and crashed into a running rail before being caught with no major injuries reported.
Jockeys Tommie Jakes, Jack Doughty, Jack Dace, Taryn Langley and Alec Voikhansky all completed the course on their respective mounts but according to chief stipendiary steward Richard Westropp, ignored requests to stop.
Westropp said: “Our footage is very clear, the recall man is stood in the middle of the track and blowing his whistle. I think all the procedures were followed correctly.”
All five jockeys will have the opportunity to lodge an appeal.
RACING bosses were left with no choice but to issue mass bans after multiple rules breaches at Ascot’s Shergar Cup.
Four jockeys have been banned for a total of 32 days.
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Four jockeys have been banned for a total of 32 days after their rides in the Shergar Cup at AscotCredit: Getty
The BHA’s official sanctions came after Maureen Haggas – wife of trainer William – questioned the standard of rider at this year’s edition.
All of the jockeys who picked up bans are based outside of Britain – and included Hugh Bowman.
The Australian is famed for his association with Winx, one of the greatest racehorses of all time who won more than £14.5million on the track.
The BHA report read: “Karis Teetan, the rider of VENTURE CAPITAL, placed third, was found to have used his whip once above the permitted level of six and without giving his mount time to respond from inside the final furlong.
“He will be suspended for eight days from Tuesday 26 August to Tuesday 02 September 2025, inclusive.
“Hugh Bowman, the rider of LA PULGA (IRE), placed second, was found to have used his whip once above the permitted level of six, without giving his mount time to respond and in the incorrect place from approximately one and a half furlongs out.
“He will be suspended for 12 days from Tuesday 26 August to Saturday 06 September 2025, inclusive.
“Sarej Narredu, the rider of CLAYMORE (FR), unplaced, was found to have used his whip without giving his mount time to respond approximately two furlongs out.
“He will be suspended for four days from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 August 2025, inclusive.
“Dario Di Tocco, the rider of TEAM PLAYER, placed second, was found to have used his whip onceabove the permitted level of six and without giving his mount time to respond from approximately one and a half furlongs out.
“He will be suspended for 8 days from Tuesday 26 August to Tuesday 02 September 2025, inclusive.”
Haggas, daughter of Lester Piggott, didn’t hold back when saying the quality of rider needs to be improved at the team event.
Speaking last Saturday, she said: “There are some bloody good riders here today, but the general feeling among trainers is that the standard of jockey is noticeably lower than usual.
“Hugh Bowman and Karis Teetan are very good riders but, without pointing any fingers, there are one or two who maybe shouldn’t be here.”
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Five jockeys missed their rides on day three of Glorious Goodwood after their plane was forced to make an emergency landing.
The flight, from Bagby Airfield in north Yorkshire, suffered what was thought to be an engine problem.
But jockeys Rowan Scott, Callum Rodriguez, PJ McDonald, Tom Eaves and Jack Garritty were all fine.
Scott was booked on two rides at Goodwood, including Magellan Cloud for John and Sean Quinn in the first race.
Scott’s agent Niall Hannity said: “They set off from Bagby and something went wrong with the plane so they started to get a bit panicky, as you can imagine.
“The pilot, who has 25 years experience, said nothing like it had ever happened to him but they were able to get turned round and land back at Bagby, which must have been frightening.
