Fallon set to appeal against 18-month worldwide racing ban for failing second drug test

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Last night Coolmore spokesman Richard Henry insisted that no changes were planned but bookmakers were already betting on the new O'Brien No 1 jockey with Johnny Murtagh cut from 5-2 to 6-4 favourite by William Hill following strong support.

Fallon: Self-destruction

Others linked with the job include Seamus Heffernan, Christophe Soumillon and Jamie Spencer.

Henry said: 'This is a personal matter for Kieren and for us there is no change. We will continue to use the best available on the day.'

Fallon, 42, tested positive for cocaine after winning on Myboycharlie in the Prix Morny at Deauville in August. He also tested positive for the drug at Chantilly in June 2006, leading to a six-month ban.

In December, the Daily Mail exclusively revealed that Fallon had failed a second drugs test a day after he walked free from the Old Bailey after being acquitted of race-fixing charges.

In the run-up to that trial, Fallon was banned from riding in Britain after his arrest by the City Of London Police on September 1, 2006.

Despite the pressure of knowing he had to attend the Old Bailey the following morning, Fallon won the 2007 Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe on Dylan Thomas in October.

That conceivably could be his last professional ride, although he will be still young enough to stage a comeback when his ban is over. America could be an option.