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 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.

“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.”