Barry Geraghty admitted his relief after a successful appeal against his 30-day ban imposed for his ride on Noble Emperor at Limerick.
The 36-year-old received the sanction after finishing second aboard the eight-year-old in the www.limerickraces.ie Handicap Hurdle on April 3.
The race was won by Velocity Boy, who made all, and local stewards felt the Irish jockey ‘failed to take all reasonable and permissible measures to obtain the best possible placing’ and banned him for 30 days.
That would have ruled him out of next week’s Punchestown Festival but the Irish Turf Club overturned the verdict on Monday evening.
Speaking in his At The Races blog, Geraghty said: “I was obviously delighted with the decision of the appeals body at the Turf Club on Monday night to uphold our appeal into the ban imposed for the running and riding of Noble Emperor at Limerick.
“I was just relieved that they saw the race in its true light.
“It has been a tough few weeks, with the whole thing hanging over me, and it was a long night on Monday.”
