Tate to appeal against disqualification of Namroodah

James Tate has lodged an appeal against the decision by stewards at Ascot last Friday to disqualify Listed winner Namroodah and place her third behind Irish Rookie, with whom she interfered.

The promoted winner, Red Box, was beaten a short head after enjoying an uninterrupted passage, and few would argue she was the deserving winner.

However, according to current rules the stewards had no alternative but to place Namhroodah behind Irish Rookie once they were satisfied that “on the balance of probabilities the interference improved the placing of the interferer in relation to the sufferer”.