Frost banned after costly Folkestone gaffe

JOCKEY Hadden Frost was banned for 12 days after riding a finish a circuit too early on Romney Marsh in the ladbrokespoker.com Handicap Chase at Folkestone yesterday.

He had set up a big lead on the Roger Curtis-trained 10-year-old over his four rivals in the three-mile-one-furlong contest, and eased his mount right down as he went past the winning post.

The jockey had only realised his mistake when the other horses galloped past him.