20-day ban for O'Connell

Michael O’Connell has been banned for 20 days after facing the disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority over his use of the whip.

The conditional jump jockey has been punished following his ride on the Geoff Harker-trained Zaffie Parson when third in the Andersons Butchers North Berwick Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at Kelso.