Aidan Coleman suffers four-day ban for whip use in Welsh National
Coleman partnered the Venetia Williams-trained Emperor’s Choice to a short-head victory in the Chepstow feature on December 27, with the local stewards raising no concerns about his ride on the day.
The BHA subsequently decided that Coleman used his whip above the permitted level and originally planned to hold a meeting at Chepstow on Friday but that fixture was abandoned.
Instead it was held after racing at Ascot on Saturday and Coleman took his punishment on the chin.
“He’s like a lot of these staying chasers in that he’s hard work,” said Coleman.
“That’s why it is hard to know the number of smacks and maybe it is something to work on.
“I’m happy with what’s happened and that was the margin of error and it’s done.”
