Dettori hit with two day suspension

Frankie Dettori has lost his appeal against a two-day ban imposed by the Sandown stewards last week.

The Jockey Club’s disciplinary panel today upheld the local stewards’ decision which means Dettori is suspended tomorrow and Saturday.

The Italian was found guilty of careless riding when he won the bonusprint.com Henry II Stakes on Papineau on May 31.

Papineau had to survive a stewards’ inquiry into the interference that caused Kieren Fallon to snatch up on Mr Dinos in the last half-furlong and lose what he claimed was a winning chance.

Although Dettori received a suspension for careless riding, the result was allowed to stand.

The panel heard evidence from Dettori, who was legally represented, and Fallon. It also viewed video recordings of the race.

They found that Papineau had interfered with Mr Dinos in the last half-furlong and that it was caused through careless riding by Dettori, who did not take reasonable steps to avoid causing the trouble.

The panel did not consider that the video evidence supported Dettori’s claim that, having straightened the colt when he first began to hang, he had subsequently done all that he could to prevent the horse continuing to do so.