Grand National Festival Winner Disqualified for Whipping Horse 11 Times

Grand National Festival winner disqualified for whipping horse 11 times

Jockey Patrick M O'Brien was suspended for 28 days after a major rule break at Aintree

Grand National winner stripped after jockey whipped horse 11 times in finish

Jockey Patrick O'Brien's Aintree triumph on 20-1 shot Laafi was disqualified after BHA's Whip Review Committee ruling, resulting in a 28-day ban

Grand National Festival winner disqualified four days after Aintree race

The horse has been disqualified after winning a race at the Grand National Festival on Friday

Grand National Festival winner disqualified after jockey whipped horse 11 times

Patrick O'Brien has received a 28-day ban after the British Horseracing Authority's whip review committee ruled he exceeded the permitted limit by four strikes during the closing stages of Friday's Debenhams Handicap Hurdle at Aintree.The decision means Laafi, the six-year-old Irish-trained horse who crossed the line first at odds of 20-1, has been stripped of victory in the race for conditional jockeys and amateur riders.William Durkan's charge…

Irish winner at Aintree disqualified for jockey using whip too many times

Patrick O'Brien's horse Laafi won the Debenhams Handicap Hurdle at Aintree but was disqualified on Tuesday after it was found that the jockey struck the horse 11 times during the race

Grand National Festival winner disqualified as horse whipped 4 times over limit

Laafi was stripped of victory at the Grand National Festival after the jockey used his whip 11 times - four above the permitted level.