Russell and Enright appeal 5-day bans Davy Russell and Philip Enright have both lodged appeals against the five-day suspensions handed out to the pair by the Clonmel stewards yesterday. Russell lost his whip after a mistake at the first hurdle on odds-on favourite Leave At Dawn in the Powerstown Handicap Hurdle, and received Enright's whip before the next flight. Leave At Dawn went on to make further mistakes and finish eighth behind Stay With It, while Enright's mount Backinyourbox, a 33/1 outsider, finished 12th. Russell and Enright were adjudged to have broken Rule 272 in relation to bringing racing into disrepute. The bans will cause the riders to miss most of the valuable Christmas period, and include the weekend before Christmas plus the first three days of the Leopardstown and Limerick Festival meetings (December 20-21, 26-28). No date for the appeals has yet been fixed.
