Boss has a win in appeal hearing

Clinton Payne - Wednesday October 18

Champion jockey Glen Boss tasted success when appealing a Caulfield suspension and will return to the saddle to ride in the Group I Raffles Cup in Singapore on Sunday.

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Glen Boss has a win at an appeal against the severity of a suspension on Wednesday.

Photo: Darryl Sherer

Boss was handed a 10-meeting suspension after he pleaded guilty to causing interference aboard Irish galloper Riven Light approaching the 200m of the Group I Caulfield Stakes last Saturday.

"It looks nasty," Boss told stewards during the hearing. "But I've only shifted for a stride and it was mission impossible for me to come away from Luke's mount (Calderon).

"There was contact to my hindquarters and he got turned out. I did everything I possibly could in the one stride available to me to get him off (Calderon)."

Boss had his appeal against the severity of the penalty heard by the Victorian Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on Wednesday.

The RAD Board agreed with Boss that the penalty was too harsh and ruled to reduce the ban from 10 to seven meetings.

The reduction in penalty has opened the door for Boss to ride Lim's Cruiser in the Group I Raffles Cup (1800m) at Kranji on Sunday. Champion WA jockey William Pike was on standby for the ride.

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