Sam Thomas Takes Wrong Course

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Gold Cup winning rider Sam Thomas was hit with a 17-day suspension have taken the wrong course aboard 2/5 favourite Oumeyade at Fakenham.

Thomas was given 14 days by the stewards for taking the wrong course and a further 3 days for careless riding.

He is the second jockey to make such an error at the track this year. Irish jockey Denis O´Reagan received a 14-day ban for a similar offence in january.

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