Suspension misery for Waley-Cohen

GOLD Cup-winning rider Sam Waley-Cohen left Taunton yesterday in frustration after picking up his third suspension in less than a month.

As Waley-Cohen is an amateur, he can only be banned on days where there is a race staged in that category, but he had already amassed a total of 15 days to serve during January and February, with a dozen of those coming about when he rode a finish a circuit too early at Fakenham.

He was also given three days for allowing Long Run to hang in on the bend entering the second circuit of the King George and received the same amount on what was only his second ride under Rules since that occasion on Time For Spring in the tauntonracecourse.co.uk Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase.