Quinn fails breath test

Richard Quinn had to give up his five booked rides at Salisbury this afternoon after failing a breathalyser test.

The jockey took a total of five tests, four of which gave a reading above the permissible threshold of 17 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath.

None of the tests produced a result above the drink-driving level of 34 micrograms, which means Quinn’s offence features at the lower end of the Jockey Club’s scale.

Quinn said: “I did have a few drinks last night but I haven’t eaten anything today.

“It’s very hard for us jockeys. I’m still shocked.”