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Turner hit with 10-day ban after dropping her hands and losing third

Hayley Turner, jockey
Image: Hayley Turner: Dropped her hands for third place.

Hayley Turner picked up a 10-day ban following her ride on Singular Quest in the coral.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing Maiden Stakes at Lingfield on Friday.

Turner's mount, the 6/4 favourite, was narrowly beaten in fourth, although the stewards ruled she should have finished third and that she was guilty of stopping riding shortly before the winning post.

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Having heard her evidence and viewed recordings of the race, the officials found her in breach of Rule (B)59.3.2.1 and guilty of failing to ride out on a horse that would have finished third.

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