Jockey Club to view McCoy incident

Jockey Club officials will this week study video recordings and a stewards’ report relating to the incident in which Deano’s Beeno was said to have been hit 50 times by Tony McCoy at the start of a race on New Year’s Eve.

The champion jockey was banned for five days after getting into trouble for his handling of the Martin Pipe-trained 12-year-old before the start of the Unicoin New Homes Spa Hurdle at Cheltenham.

The talented but temperamental gelding was reluctant to line up with his five rivals and received some sharp reminders from McCoy before eventually consenting to jump off when the tapes went up.

The incident was played out in full view of Channel 4 and attheraces viewers.

“We will be looking at that this week but I don’t think there will be any imminent announcement or decision coming out. We just need a little time to pool the thoughts of those at this end,” John Maxse, the Jockey Club’s director of public relations, said today.

“I think it’s more to see, in reviewing the incident, if you can work out what maybe can be done to reduce the chances of that situation recurring. That’s the angle from which I think we’ll approach it.

“If a rider did what Tony McCoy did, then I’m afraid he’s going to have to face the music for that.

“But that doesn’t stop us also looking at anything that can be done to reduce the chances of a rider finding himself in that position in the first place.”