A furious Gay Kelleway intends to appeal against the disqualification of Praslin Island from first place in the 'Nottingham Racecourse And Conference Centre' Handicap at Nottingham today.
The four-year-old, ridden by Neil Callan, edged left shortly after leaving the stalls in the mile-and-three-quarter contest.
One of those affected was the Philip Robinson-ridden Zincalo who finished strongly to get to within half a length of Praslin Island at the line.
Robinson, who won the French Derby on Holding Court eight days ago, lodged an objection against Callan for taking his ground shortly after the start.
Although it was overruled by the stewards, they found Callan guilty of irresponsible riding of a major nature, resulting in his mount's disqualification and a six-day ban (June 21-26 inclusive) for the jockey.
Zincalo, a 16-1 shot trained by Clive Brittain, was awarded the race with Nubile promoted to second, Norcroft Joy to third and Yattarna fourth.
'I'm going to appeal. I can't believe it,' said Miss Kelleway on hearing the stewards' decision.
'I can understand it in races over five, six and seven furlongs, but not over this distance.
'I'm annoyed because the stewards only held an inquiry after Philip Robinson brought it to their attention - it's ironic. Some bookmakers had already paid out.
'My owner (Kevin Hudson) is devastated. Praslin Island is his only horse in training and he says he's not surprised that owners pull out of racing when this happens. Neil is also very upset.'
Callan added: 'I'm gutted. Three of them were bumping each other before I got anywhere near them.'
Stewards' secretary Geoff Forster explained: 'We did take our time, but we were looking at several things that happened in the race when Philip Robinson said he was going to object. We would have held an inquiry anyway.
'We dismissed the objection as we felt the result was unaffected but we found Callan guilty of irresponsible riding of a major nature.'
