Shepherd wins appeal against ban after dead heat

Jockey Callum Shepherd’s 18-day prohibition pursuing a arguable dormant power decorativeness has been overturned connected appeal.

Shepherd was deemed by stewards astatine Kempton to person grounded to thrust retired to nan decorativeness arsenic his equine Thorntonledale Max was joined by favourite Flavour Maker connected 21 August.

But he denied easing up nan horse, trained by David Simcock, successful nan seven-furlong handicap, saying they “lost rhythm” successful nan last strides.

Shepherd, who roseate up successful his riding irons approaching nan line, told an entreaty hearing: “I look a mess, it’s embarrassing to watch but what is important is we didn’t suffer immoderate momentum whatsoever.

“It comes from that committedness to win, my riding style fell isolated successful nan last strides.”

James O'Mahony, chair of nan independent panel, said it accepted Shepherd's mentation connected nan equilibrium of probabilities.

The 27-year-old jockey initially claimed nan photograph showed he had won outright but a British Horseracing Authority (BHA) reappraisal dismissed this.