Another injury for jump jockey Daryl Jacob

JUMP jockey Daryl Jacob is on the sidelines again. He posted on social media: “I suffered a broken collarbone in a freak schooling accident at Henry de Bromhead’s on Monday.” Jacob rode his 1,000th career winner last weekend and has already declared his intention to retire from race-riding at the end of this season.

Ronan Whelan and Brian Hayes win appeals

JOCKEYS Ronan Whelan and Brian Hayes have both had success in appealing against riding bans.

Whelan received a four-day suspension at Dundalk on October 18th for careless riding. The jockey argued that he had been entitled to go for a gap and he was not the cause of the incident. The Appeals Body allowed the appeal.

Hayes was given a seven-day suspension at Wexford on October 28th for riding improperly in a maiden hurdle he won aboard One Big Boum. The Appeals Body accepted the view proposed by Hayes that he was only guilty of the lesser offence of careless riding and reduced the ban to two days.

Lake Victoria breeder wins monthly award

JOHN Magnier is the Connolly’s Red Mills The Irish Field Breeder of the Month winner for September. Under the Coolmore Stud banner, he bred Lake Victoria, winner of both the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes. The Frankel filly has subsequently won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’ Turf.

Leopardstown’s Grade 1 switch for Christmas

LEOPARDSTOWN has amended its Christmas Festival running order to ensure there is at least one Grade 1 race on each of the four days. The extended two-mile novice chase run on St Stephen’s Day has lost its Grade 1 status and has been replaced by the Grade 1 three-mile novice chase, formerly run on day three of the meeting.