Elsworth loses ban appeal
14/04/2005 - 14:00:50Dominic Elsworth today lost his appeal before the Jockey Club’s disciplinary panel against a one-day ban for disobeying the Aintree starter’s instructions.
The panel heard evidence from Elsworth and also viewed video recordings of the start of the Topham Chase last Friday.
They found that the jockey, aboard Better Days, had failed to follow a repeated request by the starter to walk up quietly.
He was found in breach of Rule 28 (xi) and guilty of misconduct, so the panel dismissed his appeal and suspended him from riding on Wednesday, April 20.
His deposit money of £500 (€734) was also forfeited.
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