Alannah demoted by Chelmsford stewards Seamus Fahey lost a winner at Chelmsford when his Randall's Alannah was demoted from first in the Book Tickets At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap. Jockey Conor McGovern went for a narrow gap alongside the eventual winner, the Luke Morris-ridden Mowhoob, and the stewards deemed it to be a rule-breaking move. After a lengthy discussion, Fahey's mare was thrown out, denying her a second career win. "If he didn't try and get through there was nowhere for him to go," Fahey told At The Races. "I think there was enough room but I'm always going to say that. He made the decision and I think there was room, the other horse was leaning in. "Conor rides a bit of work for me and I need to thank Mick Halford for letting him come as he's apprenticed to him. "Martin Harley usually rides for me but he's in Dubai. "It's a long way to get here but you need a certain type of horse to handle the travel, the only worry we have is if it's windy and the ferry won't take the horses." To rub salt into the wounds McGovern was handed a ban for careless riding. Gordon Elliott's Captain K was fourth in the same race, while later in the afternoon, the Fahey-trained Hazariban was well beaten in the winner.co.uk Bet & Watch Handicap.
