Jockeys banned after Sedgefield flag drama

Drama at Sedgefield saw the Compare Bookies Odds At bookies.com Handicap Chase declared void due to an incorrect flag being deployed, with all the riders in the race handed 10-day bans.

All was seemingly well during the marathon three-miles-three-furlong contest as Richard Ford’s Debt To Society held off the favourite Apache Pilot by a neck.

However, a stewards’ inquiry was then called and the race was later voided.