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Suspension & fine for O'Brien

Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Published at Jul 22, 2012, 1:36

Joseph O'Brien
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Joseph O'Brien found himself in hot water with the Ascot stewards yesterday after his ride on St Nicholas Abbey, who finished third, in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

O'Brien recieved a seven-day suspension (August 4th-10th) and a £900 fine for his use of the whip aboard the 5yo son of Montjeu.

The ban will keep O'Brien on the sidelines for the last day of Glorious Goodwood on August 4th.

About Donal Murphy

Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.

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