Christophe Soumillon has compensated Captain Wierzba’s connections for a wasted trip to France following the elbowing incident that cost the Belgian a 60-day ban – and his job with the Aga Khan.
Soumillon landed himself in hot water when he caused Rossa Ryan to be unseated from the Ralph Beckett-trained two-year-old five furlongs from the finish of the Group 3 Prix Thomas Bryon at Saint-Cloud two weeks ago.
Although Ryan was able to walk away from the fall unscathed, Soumillion – who apologised for his indiscretion – was hit with a lengthy suspension from the France Galop stewards before being sacked by the Aga Khan four days later.
