{"id":4289,"date":"2026-03-18T20:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4289"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:43:48","slug":"multiple-jockeys-banned-after-behaviour-at-cheltenham-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4289","title":{"rendered":"Multiple jockeys banned after behaviour at Cheltenham Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Multiple jockeys banned after behaviour at Cheltenham Festival\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1100px) 620px, 620px\" src=\"\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FUntitled-design-2026-03-18T101433.060.png%3Fheight%3D576%26width%3D1024&amp;w=360&amp;q=75 360w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FUntitled-design-2026-03-18T101433.060.png%3Fheight%3D576%26width%3D1024&amp;w=414&amp;q=75 414w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FUntitled-design-2026-03-18T101433.060.png%3Fheight%3D576%26width%3D1024&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 640w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FUntitled-design-2026-03-18T101433.060.png%3Fheight%3D576%26width%3D1024&amp;w=768&amp;q=75 768w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FUntitled-design-2026-03-18T101433.060.png%3Fheight%3D576%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1024&amp;q=75 1024w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FUntitled-design-2026-03-18T101433.060.png%3Fheight%3D576%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1280&amp;q=75 1280w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FUntitled-design-2026-03-18T101433.060.png%3Fheight%3D576%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1536&amp;q=75 1536w\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FUntitled-design-2026-03-18T101433.060.png%3Fheight%3D576%26width%3D1024&amp;w=1536&amp;q=75\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Not a good look.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Several jockeys have been issued whip bans by the British Horse Racing Authority&#8217;s Whip Review Committee, following the Cheltenham Festival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>JJ Slevin, who won the Stayers&#8217; Hurdle on the Joseph O&#8217;Brien trained Home By The Lee, has banned for 14 days, after using is whip twice above the allowed rate on his horse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This initial ban puts him out of the Aintree Festival, which begins on 9 April, but he can appeal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The reigning Aintree Grand National champion, Patrick Mullins, has been banned for eight days, after his ride on Road To Home in the Kim Muir Handicap Chase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He will miss the \u00a0Foxhunter\u2019s Chase at Aintree, but will be back for the Grand National.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Gavin Sheehan, Shane Cotter and Se\u00e1n Flanagan have also received bans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Meanwhile, winning British jockey Charlie Deutsch has been banned for 14 days and fined \u00a31,550 after one of the biggest victories of his career &#8211; on 66\/1 winner Martator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Multiple #jockeys #banned #behaviour #Cheltenham #Festival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not a good look. Several jockeys have been issued whip bans by the British Horse Racing Authority&#8217;s Whip Review Committee, following the Cheltenham Festival. 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