Colin Keane facing lengthy whip ban and missing ride on superstar Field Of Gold
The Meath-born rider, recently appointed number one to powerful owners Juddmote, now faces the prospect of missing the ride on superstar colt Field Of Gold in the Group One Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood at the end of this month.
The John Gosden-trained three-yeaar-old has been the horse of the year so far and will be expected to take his Group One haul to three races at the Glorious Goodwood Festival.
Keane was highlighted by presenters on the Racing TV channel as having broken the whip rules when winning on Windlord for Juddmonte and trainer Andrew Balding.
Keane, who was given the job as number one rider for Juddmonte early last month, looked to have used his whip eight times when landing the Listed Gala Stakes by a nose, which would be twice above the permitted level.
His case will now go to the Whip Review Committee next week, but should the Trim man be found to have breached the rules he faces a ban of 14 days with penalties doubled for Class 1 races.
If Keane received the maximum ban, he would also miss the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot and the start of the Goodwood festival, but he may be free to ride on the final day of the meeting depending on when the dates of the ban are imposed.
Keane's partnership with Field Of Gold has been one of the stories of the flat season, winning the Irish 2,000 Guineas and St Jame's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot in stunning fashion.
The son of Kingman had controversially tasted defeat in the English 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, a race which infamously cost jockey Kieran Shoemark his job as number one to Juddmonte.
The win on Windlord was the second part of a double for Juddmonte, Balding and Keane, who also won the 5f handicap with Kassaya.
A 5-2 market leader on her first appearance since finishing down the field as favourite for the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot last summer, the half-sister to 2000 Guineas hero Chaldean was good value for the winning margin of three-quarters of a length.
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