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Captain Bellamy disqualified from first place at Newbury
Captain Bellamy ridden by Harry Cobden during the Southwest Rail Solutions Novices' Hurdle during BetMGM Haldon Gold Cup Day at Exeter Racecourse. Picture date: Friday November 8, 2024

CAPTAIN BELLAMY has been disqualified and his rider Lorcan Williams suspended for 14 days after the Whip Review Committee confirmed the jockey had fallen foul of the whip rules in his winning ride at Newbury on Wednesday.

The Paul Nicholls-trained Captain Bellamy passed the post a head winner of the Novices’ Hurdle, but it soon became clear that Williams had appeared to use his whip above the permitted level of seven.

The Whip Review Committee today ruled Williams went four times over the maximum, and deemed that because none were “clearly and unequivocally for safety purposes,” Captain Bellamy should be disqualified, meaning Ben Pauling’s runner-up De Kingpin has been promoted to first place.

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