Billy Lee's bid for a first Irish Flat jockeys' championship was dealt a heavy blow today as his appeal against a six-day whip suspension was dismissed.
The rider, who has been striving for his maiden title against reigning champion Colin Keane, took the winning ride on Beleaguerment in the William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap at Dundalk on October 21.
The stewards at the track deemed him to have used his whip with excessive frequency and suspended him for six days, but Lee regarded them to have erred in the making of that decision and lodged an appeal.
