Rossa Ryan Suspended 28 Days for Easing Up at Sandown

The ban removes him from key summer engagements and threatens his bid to close the gap in the jockeys’ championship.

Overview

Rossa Ryan was suspended after Thursday’s Sandown inquiry showed he appeared to stop riding on the run to the line before recommencing, a move the stewards said cost Thunder Home the win.
The stewarding panel imposed a 28-day ban that will run from August 6 to September 2 and will rule Ryan out of the York Ebor festival and the Prix Morny at Deauville.
Jamie Spencer’s Zero Error was awarded the race by a nose in a photo finish, with footage and a stewards’ interview cited in the ruling.
In-running market data underlined the sudden finish: Thunder Home traded at 1.01 while Zero Error was matched as high as 280-1 during the closing stages.
Ryan, third in the jockeys’ championship on 58 winners before the ban, now faces a reduced programme and lost opportunities to add winners, and the case highlights how steward reviews use race footage and betting data to judge whether a rider took all reasonable measures.