Jockey Gavin Sheehan was ruled out of riding on Ladies Day at the Grand National meeting by a failed breath test.
The sportsman, who has won nearly 600 races in his career, was stood down by the stewards. Sheehan had been booked for Speech Bubble in the first race on Ladies Day. Davy Russell took over for a fifth-place finish in the Grade 3 20 Years Together, Alder Hey & Aintree Handicap Hurdle, won by 4-1 joint favourite Langer Dan.
The British Horseracing Authority stewards' report read: "The jockey sampling officer reported that Gavin Sheehan had provided a sample that was found to contain alcohol above the threshold level for breath samples.
