H&H’s point-to-point columnist given 12-day ban
H&H’s new point-to-point columnist Jacqueline Coward has received a 12-day ban after taking the wrong route during the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at Cheltenham last Friday (9 December).
Chaos ensued when Wedger Pardy, ridden by amateur jockey Jacqueline, led the rest of the field off the course and on to the home straight.
Fellow jockey Richard Johnson attempted to rectify the situation but, in the process, crashed through the running rails and brought down A New Story.
Adrian Heskin, who was riding A New Story, was also banned for 12 days. Five other jockeys escaped bans following a stewards’ inquiry.
This news story was first published in the current issue of H&H (15 December 2011)
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A graduate of Exeter University, Amy joined our news team from Redpin Publishing in 2008 as news writer. She was promoted to deputy news editor in May 2013 and became news editor in April 2015. She left Horse & Hound in March 2016 to take up an editorial position in Dubai.