Jockey hit with 50-day suspension after Cork race

Amateur rider Michael Purcell was hit with a 50-day suspension and a €2,000 fine by the stewards at Cork on Sunday.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2005 - 15:43

Amateur rider Michael Purcell was hit with a 50-day suspension and a €2,000 fine by the stewards at Cork on Sunday.

Controversy followed division one of the Coolmore Brian Boru (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race in which trainer Charles Byrnes saddled the first two home.

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