eight-day suspension

Jockey Christophe Soumillon's appeal against the eight-day suspension handed out by the Royal Ascot stewards after his ride on Puerto Rico (Wootton Bassett) in the G1 St James's Palace Stakes has been adjourned. An independent disciplinary panel chaired by Clement Goldstone KC and including Aidan Coleman and Grace Cheng sat on Friday and will reconvene for final submissions and deliberations on Thursday morning. The Belgian's suspension was due to run from June 30 until July 7, but will now not begin until next Friday, depending on the outcome of the...