Jockey Jim rides four winners but cops a riding ban

Ben Dorries - Saturday August 5

Jockey Jim Byrne's big day out with four Doomben winners was soured slightly when he was suspended for eight days for careless riding.

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Brisbane jockey Jim Byrne rode four winners at Doomben but copped an eight-day suspension Photo: Racing Queensland

The veteran Brisbane hoop enjoyed a stellar run during the recent Queensland winter carnival when he won Group I races on Capital Gain (JJ Atkins) and Redzel (Doomben 10,000).

He maintained the rage at Doomben on Saturday with wins on Stella Ombra, Pleased, Arrestar and El Campeador.

However he was in the bad books of stewards for his winning ride on El Campeador, charged with careless riding when he crossed from a wide gate and shortened up Skillful (Michael Cahill).

Byrne made a vigorous argument to stewards that while he was partly to blame there were other contributing factors in the incident.

However he pleaded guilty and was suspended for eight days, with the ban to start at midnight on Sunday August 13.

Meanwhile, premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan celebrated a stable quinella when under-rated mare Sheiswhatsheis ($2.90 fav) held off Pindan Pearl ($4) by half a length in the Jockey Celebration Day Open Handicap (1615m).

Sheiswhatsheis was coming off an unplaced effort in the Listed Tatt's Mile but returned to her frontrunning best after apprentice jockey Alannah Fancourt was able to pinch some cheap mid-race sectionals.

"With a bit of a breather in the race it enabled her to run the mile out strongly," Gollan said.

"If she had have gone hard all the way, like she did in her last run, it is always tough to lead and win that way."

Fancourt declared the mare as her favourite horse to ride.

"I go back to her two-year-old days with here and I have now had four metropolitan wins on the big girl," Fancourt said.

Gollan was also full of praise for runner-up Pindan Pearl who ran her third placing for Gollan since coming north from the Tim Martin stable.

"She is a really nice mare but it is sometimes hard when you get those horses who have had a long Autumn in Sydney," Gollan said.

"She has done a great job but she was the bridesmaid again today."

Havasay ($2.80 fav) made it two in a row when the Liam Birchley-trained sprinter won the Class Three Plate (1200m) by 1 3/4 lengths from No Annamosity ($3.70) with Manias ($6.50) another ½ head away in third.

"Nothing went right for this horse for a couple of preparations, he drew a string of bad barriers and had to be snagged back at that really knocked his confidence," Birchley said.

"But winning is a marvellous thing and he has got his confidence back now and is looking the goods."

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