Fahey hits out as Hanagan joins sidelined jockeys

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Angry Fahey voiced his concerns after stable jockey Paul Hanaghan became the latest jockey facing a lengthy ban.

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Paul Hanagan: Facing another ban

After being found guilty of careless riding on Artdeal, winner of the opening race at Beverley yesterday, Hanaghan picked up a one-day ban.

Added to the one-day suspension he picked up a Chester on Wednesday evening, he has now breached the 24-day threshold under the totting-up procedure during the last 12 months which mean he must faced the Horseracing Regulatory Authority's disciplinary panel. A minimum 14-day ban awaits him.

Hanaghan joins 38 jockeys currently banned, many for minor offences. It is a situation which is starting to concern trainers who are wondering how the standard of jockeyship can have deteriorated so badly.

Fahey said: "I've never known anything like this. I am struggling to see what Paul has done wrong on Artdeal. One of the stipendary stewards told me: 'It was something or nothing.'

"Jockeys don't know what they are getting done for and yet the stewards say they haven't changed their policy. Jockeys are not riding any worse than they were 15 years ago and I can't understand what the stewards are trying to do."

Hanagan, who has decided not to appeal, completed a double on Flying Bantam for Fahey in the following race.

He said: "The double is great, but the downside - not just for the day, but for the season - is being referred to Shaftesbury Avenue. I got one day at Chester yesterday and I've been done on Artdeal. I took him over to the far rail on the right, but I didn't think it was anything.

"It's unfair on the boss (Richard Fahey) and the owners who have stood by me. I don't think I'll appeal - I could get another one-day ban tomorrow."

Former Jockeys' Association chief executive John Blake believes jockeys are being punished too heavily for minor infringements of the rules.

He has suggested that a sliding scale of fines should be introduced.

These would reflect each individual rider's earning capacity.