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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Russell & Enright hit with five-day bans

Thu 4th Dec 2014, 16:19

Davy RussellDavy Russell
© Photo Healy Racing

Davy Russell and Phillip Enright are set to miss out on most of the Christmas period after both picked up five day suspensions in a bizarre incident at Clonmel.

Russell was partnering the 8/13 favourite Leave At Dawn and the former champion jump jockey lost his whip after the hot-favourite made a blunder at the first.

Russell received the whip of Enright, who was riding 33/1 outsider Backinyourbox before the next flight but the stewards took a dim view and charged the pair under Rule 272 relating to bringing racing into disrepute.

The Charles Byrnes-trained Leave At Dawn went on to make a number of mistakes, and was also hampered two out where Russell did well to keep the partnership intact.

The JP McManus-owned gelding eventually finished a well-beaten eighth behind 10/1 winner Stay With It while Backinyourbox finished 12th.

The suspension takes in the Saturday and Sunday before Christmas (December 20 & 21) plus the three days after Christmas (December 26, 27 & 28).

Russell said, “I never set out to do it, and it wasn’t premeditated. The suspension has come as a bit of a shock. I’ve nothing more to say and will have to digest it.”

(TW & AM)

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.