sport news MARTIN SAMUEL: It's a scandal that Soumillon was only hit with 60-day ban for ... trends now

sport news MARTIN SAMUEL: It's a scandal that Soumillon was only hit with 60-day ban for ... trends now
sport news MARTIN SAMUEL: It's a scandal that  Soumillon was only hit with 60-day ban for ... trends now

sport news MARTIN SAMUEL: It's a scandal that Soumillon was only hit with 60-day ban for ... trends now

MARTIN SAMUEL: It's a scandal that Christophe Soumillon was only hit with a 60-day ban when Rossa Ryan could have been killed or seriously injured by being elbowed off his horse - so if the Aga Khan is a man of principle he should sack him immediately Christope Soumillon pushed Rossa Ryan off his horse at Saint-Cloud It is only good fortune that the jockey and his mount were unharmed on Friday Soumillon's ban begins next month so he will be able to ride Vadeni in the Arc Does His Highness really want the Belgian representing him in Sunday's race?

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To put into perspective the weakness of the ban issued to Christophe Soumillon, to suspend a jockey for October and November is pretty much the equivalent of making a footballer serve a two-month ban in June and July.

Except to first allow Soumillon to ride in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is like allowing the miscreant footballer to play in the Champions League final before his suspension begins.

Think, too, that there is pretty much no act a footballer could commit that might kill or disable an opponent; whereas what Soumillon did to Rossa Ryan, by elbowing him off his mount, could have had far-reaching consequences for the Irish rider.

Rossa Ryan began to lose balance after being pushed by Christophe Soumillon mid-race

Rossa Ryan began to lose balance after being pushed by Christophe Soumillon mid-race

His fall was compared to 'jumping out of a car sunroof at 35mph' by a Sky commentator

His fall was compared to 'jumping out of a car sunroof at 35mph' by a Sky commentator

A broken back if he had fallen more fatefully; a broken neck in the worst case scenario. Riders

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