Furious jockey gets massive ban after winning race as punters blast 'absolute joke' of a decision | The Sun

October 5, 2023

A FURIOUS jockey has launched an appeal after getting hit with a massive ban for winning a race.

Top class rider Vincent Ho was deemed not to have ridden his mount out fully when dead-heating at Happy Valley on Wednesday.

Punters thought Ho appeared to ask his four-year-old gelding for plenty as he motored down the middle of the track.

But stewards took a dim view of his finish, believing he should have won rather than dead-heating with Lucky Archangel, who was ridden by 7lb claimer Angus Chung.

Both jockeys won connections £59,000 in the Class 3 handicap and the in-running comment said Ho's ride 'stayed on strongly in the final furlong'.

Stewards disagreed though, slapping Ho with a five-week ban after noticing he put his whip away just before the line.

A statement from stewards read: "Ho was found guilty of a charge under Rule 100(2) in that he failed to ride his mount out all the way to the end of the race to the satisfaction of the stewards.

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"Having considered precedent penalties, jockey Ho's record in relation to like offences and the nature of the breach in circumstances where his mount dead-heated for first placing, the stewards believed the appropriate penalty was for Ho's licence to ride in races be suspended for a period to commence on Wednesday, 18 October 2023 and to expire on Monday, 20 November 2023."

Ho immediately appealed the severity of the ban – as exasperated punters hit out at what they thought was a 'farcical' decision.

Top UK-based jockey Neil Callan said it was 'unbelievable'.

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Furious jockey gets massive ban after winning race as punters blast 'absolute joke' of a decision | The Sun

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