Rachael Blackmore: Irish jockey given five-day ban for controversial Kilbeggan ride

Blackmore was starring jockey astatine the Cheltenham Festival successful 2021

Jockey Rachael Blackmore has been fixed a five-day prohibition for a arguable ride, having initially been cleared of breaching the rules.

Raceday stewards initially did not authorisation the trailblazing 33-year-old.

Her equine Lady Rita went wide with a circuit near earlier yet finishing fourth.

Irish rider Blackmore made past arsenic the first pistillate jockey to triumph the Grand National when triumphing aboard Minella Times successful 2021.

She denied a misjudgement astatine Kilbeggan, saying she sent her equine to the beforehand arsenic she wanted to guarantee a beardown gallop, earlier easing the mare down successful passing the winning station for the archetypal clip arsenic her equine "became lairy".

The Kilbeggan stewards said they were not wholly convinced with Blackmore's explanation, but could not beryllium definite that her misjudgement, if any, caused her to neglect to get the champion imaginable placing.

The IHRB announced their probe the pursuing time and person recovered she was successful breach of Rule 212A(iv).

The regularisation states: "Any rider who fails to get their champion imaginable placing arsenic a effect of negligent misjudgement (including a misjudgement of the winning station oregon the fig of circuits, easing their equine without bully crushed oregon stopping riding) shall beryllium blameworthy of an offence nether this sub-rule."

Blackmore besides had to forfeit her riding fee.