Murtagh free to take Arc ride

Johnny Murtagh and Colm O’Donoghue will be free to ride in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday week despite both being hit with seven-day bans following a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel hearing.

Aidan O’Brien was also handed a £5,000 (€6,281) fine as the trio fell foul of the ’team tactics’ rule in the Juddmonte International Stakes won by Duke Of Marmalade at Newmarket last month.