Amateurs Sam Waley-Cohen and Nina Carberry are now free to ride in the Grand
National at Aintree, after the British Horseracing Authority ruled suspensions
due to apply on that day will not stand owing to ambiguous wording of the Rule.
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NFL Jerseys . Waley-Cohen was banned for seven days following his
ride on Long Run at Carlisle on Sunday, while Carberry was similarly hit after
her winning effort aboard On The Fringe at Cheltenham.National day, April 9, was
due to be part of Waley-Cohens ban, and was the concluding date of Carberrys -
but the BHA tweeted: Owing to ambiguous wording of the Rule, suspensions imposed
on Sam Waley-Cohen and Nina Carberry will no longer apply on Grand National day.
This decision follows a representation to this effect being made by Sam
Waley-Cohen today.Waley-Cohen had on Thursday appealed against his ban on
now-retired former Gold Cup winner Long Run.Waley-Cohen sent his mount straight
into the lead on what was his first start for 672 days and while he jumped well
for much of the three-mile journey, a couple of significant errors led to him
coming under pressure.Long Run looked sure to finish third after jumping the
final fence, but Waley-Cohen appeared to stop riding for a few strides after the
last before pushing him out again, being passed by Barachois Silver and Durban
Gold and beating just one rival home.Long Run was retired on the spot, while
Waley-Cohen was found guilty of failing to take all reasonable and permissible
measures to obtain the best possible placing in that he failed to ride out on a
horse that could have finished third.Having viewed the film of the race and
heard all the evidence, a BHA disciplinary panel, while accepting Long Run was
tiring, felt that he could have finished third - but for the fact that
Waley-Cohen stopped riding for 12 strides on the run-in.The dates of the
suspension were due to include the Grand National and the Fox Hunters Chase at
Aintree, although the latter still stands.The panel ordered Waley-Cohens deposit
be forfeited as no new evidence was produced, other than that which was
considered by the Carlisle stewards on the day.Waley-Cohen is the most
successful rider in modern history over the National fences at Aintree, winning
six times, including the Topham Handicap Chase over the daunting obstacles 12
months ago.The National confusion centred around the Pinsent Masons Handicap
Hurdle, which is restricted to conditional and amateur jockeys.Waley-Cohen told
Press Association Sport: The rules as they are written say they (amateur riders)
are banned on a day when there is an amateur chase or an amateur hurdle, but the
race after the National is for amateurs and conditionals. That means it is not
an amateur race.Its been a bit of a roller-coaster of a day. From all the
disappointment and everything else, the hope is now there. All I need now is a
horse.Carberry is also very much in demand over the National obstacles,
completing the course four times from five tries, most recently on First
Lieutenant last year.A statement from the BHA read: Having received
representation from Sam Waley-Cohen today, following his unsuccessful appeal
against the seven-day suspension imposed on him by the Carlisle Stewards on 20
March 2016, the British Horseracing Authority has this evening amended the dates
of the suspensions imposed on both Sam Waley-Cohen and Nina Carberry to the
extent that they will no longer apply on Grand National day, April 9, 2016.The
representation from Sam Waley-Cohen suggested that the way in which the Schedule
of the Rules was worded was ambiguous. While the intention of the Schedule is to
suspend amateur riders when races are taking place in which they can
participate, the BHA accept that the various changes to the Schedule over the
years mean that the Rule is open to different interpretation.The ban was
previously scheduled to apply on Grand National day because of the existence of
a hurdle race at Aintree which is confined to amateur riders and conditional
jockeys. However, the specific wording of Schedule (B)1 10.1 of the Rules of
Racing states that a riding suspension imposed on an Amateur Rider will
apply:10.1.2 when the Rule Contravention occurs in a steeple chase, hurdle race
or National Hunt Flat Race on those days:10.1.2.1 when an Amateur Riders steeple
chase, or10.1.2.2 when an Amateur Riders hurdle race, or10.1.2.3 when a National
Hunt Flat Race confined to Amateur Riders and Conditional Jockeys is run.The
representation pointed to the fact that the clause relating to National Hunt
Flat races refers specifically to races confined to Amateur Riders and
Conditional Jockeys, however the clause relating to hurdle races refers only to
races confined to Amateur Riders.Having now identified the anomaly, the BHA will
take steps to amend the Schedule to ensure future amateur suspensions correctly
reflect the aforementioned intention.Waley-Cohens new dates of suspension are
April 3-5 inclusive, April 7, 11, 12 and 15. Carberry sits out April 1-5, April
7 and 11.
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