Unavailable & Suspensions
Suspended Two days for failing to weigh-in at Down Royal 13th Oct 2025 to 17th Oct 2025
Suspended Two days for careless riding at Galway 14th Aug 2025 to 16th Aug 2025
Suspended Failure to report something that may have affected performance to stewards at Curragh 11th Jun 2025 to 12th Jun 2025
Suspended One day for moving over before marker poles at Leopardstown 27th May 2025 to 28th May 2025
Suspended 10 day whip ban at Dundalk 26th Apr 2024 to 14th May 2024
Suspended Eight day whip ban at Roscommon 22nd Sep 2023 to 30th Sep 2023
Suspended Eight day whip ban at Roscommon 18th Sep 2023 to 27th Sep 2023
Suspended Four day whip ban at Cork 16th Sep 2023 to 22nd Sep 2023
Suspended Three day whip ban at the Curragh 12th Sep 2023 to 15th Sep 2023
Suspended Five day whip ban at Limerick 8th Jul 2023 to 16th Jul 2023
Suspended Four day whip ban at Galway 16th Nov 2022 to 26th Nov 2022
Suspended Three day whip ban at Leopardstown 24th Sep 2022 to 27th Sep 2022
Suspended 11 day whip ban at Dundalk 18th Feb 2022 to 3rd Apr 2022
Suspended Ten day whip ban at Gowran Park 1st Nov 2021 to 2nd Dec 2021
Suspended Eight day whip ban at Tipperary, starts 7th Jul 2021 to 16th Jul 2021
Suspended Six days whip ban at Gowran Park, starts 27th Jun 2021 to 4th Jul 2021
Suspended Six days whip ban at the Curragh, starts 6th Jun 2021 to 13th Jun 2021
Suspended Four days whip ban at Tipperary 4th May 2021 to 8th May 2021
Suspended Three days whip ban at the Curragh 10th Oct 2020 to 14th Oct 2020
Suspended Four days careless riding ban at Dundalk 2nd Oct 2020 to 8th Oct 2020
Suspended One day whip ban at Limerick 25th Sep 2020 to 26th Sep 2020
Suspended Three days careless riding ban at Gowran Park 26th Aug 2020 to 29th Aug 2020
Suspended 22 days whip ban at Chantilly, starts 19th Jul 2020 to 9th Aug 2020
Suspended Two days (June 26 & 29) careless riding ban at the Curragh 26th Jun 2020 to 30th Jun 2020
Suspended Seven days whip ban at Dundalk, starts 15th Nov 2019 to 14th Dec 2019
Suspended Six days whip ban 17th Sep 2019 to 28th Sep 2019
Suspended Two days whip ban at the Curragh 30th Aug 2019 to 31st Aug 2019
Suspended Two days (June 12 & 15) careless riding ban at Epsom 12th Jun 2019 to 16th Jun 2019
Suspended One day whip ban at Killarney 29th May 2019 to 30th May 2019
Suspended One day whip ban at Dundalk 7th Dec 2018 to 8th Dec 2018
Suspended Three days whip ban at the Curragh 29th May 2018 to 31st May 2018
Suspended One day whip ban at Naas 8th Oct 2017 to 9th Oct 2017
Suspended One day whip ban at Killarney 31st Jul 2017 to 1st Aug 2017
Suspended Five days careless riding ban at Royal Ascot 7th Jul 2017 to 12th Jul 2017
Suspended Four days (June 17,18,19,25) whip ban at Epsom 25th Jun 2017 to 26th Jun 2017
Suspended Four days (June 17,18,19,25) whip ban at Epsom 17th Jun 2017 to 19th Jun 2017
Suspended Five days ban (Mar 10, 16, 24, 26 & 31) for breach of Rule 212 (running & riding) at Dundalk 10th Mar 2017 to 31st Mar 2017
Suspended Three days whip ban at Dundalk 23rd Dec 2016 to 14th Jan 2017
Suspended Four days whip ban at Newmarket 9th Oct 2016 to 13th Oct 2016
Suspended Two days whip ban at Dundalk 7th Oct 2016 to 8th Oct 2016
Suspended One day careless riding ban at the Curragh 12th Sep 2016 to 13th Sep 2016
Unavailable Concussed in a fall at Doncaster 10th Sep 2016 to 18th Sep 2016
Suspended One day whip ban at the Curragh 4th Sep 2016 to 5th Sep 2016
Suspended One day whip ban at Naas 10th Jul 2016 to 11th Jul 2016
Suspended Eight days whip ban at Ascot, starts 1st Jul 2016 to 9th Jul 2016
Suspended Two days whip ban at Chester 19th May 2016 to 23rd May 2016
Suspended Ten days dangerous riding ban at the Curragh 27th Sep 2015 to 14th Oct 2015
Suspended Three day whip ban at Navan 5th Nov 2014 to 13th Nov 2014
Suspended Two day whip ban at Listowel 3rd Oct 2014 to 6th Oct 2014
Suspended Two day whip ban at the Curragh 7th Sep 2014 to 9th Sep 2014
Suspended Two day ban at Nottingham 30th Jun 2014 to 2nd Jul 2014
Suspended Two day whip ban at the Curragh 22nd Jun 2014 to 26th Jun 2014
Suspended Two day whip ban at Dundalk 7th Mar 2014 to 15th Mar 2014
Suspended Five day whip ban at Clonmel 19th Sep 2013 to 27th Sep 2013
Suspended Four day whip ban at the Curragh 27th Aug 2013 to 31st Aug 2013
Suspended Three day ban for using whip above shoulder height at Roscommon 22nd Jul 2013 to 25th Jul 2013
Suspended Two day ban for careless riding at Royal Ascot 4th Jul 2013 to 6th Jul 2013
Suspended Three day whip ban (Reg 10) at Roscommon 15th Oct 2012 to 21st Oct 2012
Suspended Two day ban for disobeying the starter at Laytown 28th Sep 2012 to 1st Oct 2012
Suspended Two day whip ban at Dundalk 2nd Sep 2012 to 4th Sep 2012
Suspended One day ban for use of the whip at Galway 18th Aug 2012 to 19th Aug 2012
Suspended Two day ban for using whip when out of contention Reg 10.2(b) at Fairyhouse 30th Jul 2012 to 1st Aug 2012
Suspended Seven day ban for use of the whip at Royal Ascot 4th Jul 2012 to 11th Jul 2012
Suspended One day ban for careless riding at Dundalk 20th Jan 2012 to 21st Jan 2012
Suspended One day ban for careless riding at Dundalk 25th Nov 2011 to 26th Nov 2011
Suspended Three day ban at the Curragh for using whip with excessive frequency 9th Oct 2011 to 16th Oct 2011
Suspended Two day ban for not giving horse chance to respond at Wexford 10th Aug 2011 to 12th Aug 2011
Suspended Two day ban for using whip with excessive frequency at Wexford 5th Aug 2011 to 8th Aug 2011
Suspended Two day whip ban at the Curragh 10th Jul 2011 to 12th Jul 2011
Suspended Two day ban under Rule 212 (a)(i), failing to gain best possible finishing position at Down Royal 3rd Jul 2011 to 5th Jul 2011
Suspended Three day ban for careless riding at Dundalk, starts 15th May 2011 to 21st May 2011
Suspended One day ban for careless riding at Dundalk 29th Apr 2011 to 30th Apr 2011
Suspended Five day whip ban at Kempton, starts 27th Jan 2011 to 31st Jan 2011
Suspended One day ban for careless riding at Wexford 10th Sep 2010 to 10th Sep 2010
Suspended Picked up a day seven day whip ban at Clonmel 10th Jun 2010 to 17th Jun 2010
Suspended Picked up a five day whip ban at Dundalk 27th Nov 2009 to 27th Nov 2009

J A Heffernan

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