Long queue for Fallon’s rides

BALLYDOYLE will have to go to war for much of the campaign without one of its most potent weapons, Kieren Fallon.

Later this year, he will head to London to face criminal charges for defrauding Betfair punters.

Until those charges are resolved, he is banned from riding in Britain. Fallon is also banned from riding everywhere else as well, having tested positive for a prohibited substance in France last year. The penalty imposed was six months and he won’t be able to resume riding, although obviously not in Britain, until June 7.