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Currie did little wrong at Lingfield and is right to contest ten-day ban
Nicola Currie: 'The stewards should simply have asked her to learn from this incident,' says Peter Curnow
I watched the Tojosimbre race at Lingfield having had a reasonable bet on the horse.
Jockey Nicola Currie, having started from a high-numbered stall, immediately dropped out and moved to the rails, as instructed by trainer Richard Hughes.
Around five furlongs out, when she was improving her position on the rail, the leaders quickened dramatically and Tojosimbre was impeded when many fading horses dropped back through the field.
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Published on 1 October 2017inComment
Last updated 12:04, 1 October 2017
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