Geraghty suspended for 12 days after taking wrong course Barry Geraghty incurred a 12-day ban for steering 9-4 favourite My Petra the wrong way when leading fortunate winner Santia at Wetherby today Travelling well at the head of affairs, My Petra stuck close to the inside rail around the final bend and did not return to the hurdles track, cutting inside a rail she should have gone around. Geraghty, still stuck on 999 in his quest for 1,000 winners in Britain and Ireland, quickly pulled last year's winner up, but was banned for 12 days from November 14 to 25 inclusive, ruling him out of the final two days of Cheltenham's prestigious Open meeting. Barry Geraghty later said: "I walked the track earlier on and I was well aware of it but I turned the corner and the sun was in my eyes, I was concentrating on the horses coming around me and waiting to see what was coming at me. "Choc [Robert Thornton] said he nearly followed me, Johnny Farrelly likewise. "Twelve days is harsh, as to lose a race like that live on Channel 4 is punishment in itself." Paddy Power announced they would refund all bets on the Nicky Henderson-trained six-year-old.
