Queally Suspension Woe Barney Curley and Tom Queally were unsuccessful in appeals at the Horseracing Regulatory Authority in London against their punishment under rules governing non-triers.The Newmarket trainer was fined £3000 and his jockey initially given a 21-day ban over the running and riding of Zabeel Palace in the totetrifecta Handicap at Nottingham on May 12.Curley´s fine stands, but Queally´s suspension has now been increased to 28 days as it was his second offence within 24 months. He had been banned for seven days for not taking all reasonable and permissible measures in a race at Warwick in October 2005.In fact the jockey was also found in breach of the ´reasonable and permissible measures´ rule at an inquiry on May 14, two days after the Nottingham race, for the ride he gave Super Sifted at Wolverhampton on April 30. That breach was not taken into account at today´s hearing.Zabeel Palace was suspended from racing for 40 days, having opened in the betting at 7-1 and been sent off 16-1. He finished fifth, beaten a short head for fourth.On the day, the stewards heard from Curley´s assistant Andrew Stringer and Queally, but found the jockey in breach of rule 157, which concerns intentionally not allowing a horse to run on its merits, and Curley in breach of rule 155(ii), which concerns the instructions given by the trainer.Both jockey and trainer lost their £500 deposits, with the dates for Queally´s suspension yet to be finalised.(C) PA Sport
