British amateur suspended for 52 days

Published at Jan 12, 2012, 11:36

Amateur rider Robert Cooper has been suspended for 52 days for misusing his whip at Uttoxeter on New Year's Eve.

Cooper was found to have used his whip with excessive frequency aboard Elton Fox in the Uttoxeter Racecourse Annual Badge Holders Maiden Hurdle.

The British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel found he had used it 23 times, with Cooper not giving his mount opportunity to respond on 12 occasions.

He had not previously ridden a winner for almost 12 years.

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