Casela Park ride referred to BHA Curragh trainer Eamon Tyrrell and jockey Jason Behan have potentially landed themselves in hot water following the decision of the Newcastle Stewards to refer Casela Park's ride in the 3.50 at Newcastle yesterday to the BHA for further investigation. The Stewards at Newcastle found Tyrell and Behan in breach of the 'non-trier' rules following the controversial ride on Casela Park, a winner at Dundalk last March. Casela Park's run was judged to have broken Rule B59.2(d), meaning the stewards considered the rider had intentionally failed to ensure that his mount had run on its merits. Paul Struthers, head of communications for the BHA, said: "Following an inquiry into the running and riding of Casela Park in the 3.50 at Newcastle today, the stewards have referred jockey JJ Behan and trainer Eamon Tyrrell for being in breach of Rule (B)59.2, under subsection D of the Penalty Guidelines - ‘a horse which has intentionally been restrained and not let down'. "The matter will be investigated and any future Disciplinary Panel enquiry amounts to a rehearing, so as always in these cases there is a possibility that the subcategory might change, depending on the results of that investigation." Casela Park finished a staying on sixth, having raced from off the pace in the early stages. Tyrell subsequently said "The horse is a very difficult ride. He has been all his life. "The reason he didn't make the running today was he ranfree at Leopardstown for me and ended up finishing fourth, and I thought if we dropped him in today it would make all the difference, especially with 9st 13lb on his back. "The jockey himself has done nothing wrong. If they understood how difficult a ride this horse is they'd actually think the chap did a good job. In fairness to Jason I think if he had pulled his stick out and given him a smack he would probably have ended up over the rails."
