Jockey Dylan Kitts has ban from ALL racing premises lifted after just 48 hours amid BHA investigation into ride
UNDER-FIRE jockey Dylan Kitts has had his ban from all British racing premises lifted – just two days after it was imposed.
The rider remains suspended amid an investigation into his ride on Hillsin at Worcester in July last year.
The horse finished third but stewards said it never ‘appeared to ever be asked for a finishing effort’.
Footage of the ride spread rapidly online and Kitts was originally hit with the exclusion order on Wednesday for failing to co-operate with the investigation.
But the British Horseracing Authority lifted the ban 48 hours later.
A statement read: “The BHA can today confirm that it is now in receipt of relevant information requested by the integrity team as part of an ongoing investigation involving Mr Dylan Kitts.
“As a result of this information being provided, the disciplinary officer exclusion order issued earlier this week, which was imposed after multiple previous deadlines had been missed, has been lifted.
“Mr Kitts remains suspended from race riding while the investigation continues.”
Hillsin was banned from running for 40 days in the immediate aftermath of the 2m4f condition jockeys’ handicap hurdle.
Hillsin, who was racing for the first time for trainer Chris Honour and had never before won a race, was 15-8 favourite the night before.
But he had drifted all the way out to 11-1 by the time the 2m4f contest started on Wednesday evening.
Kitts told stewards at the time the horse made a noise during the race and hung right, preventing him from riding more vigorously in the closing stages.
When the exclusion order was dished out he meant he was unable to enter all British stables, racecourses and licensed premises.
The outfall of the race has been particularly ugly.
Honour claimed he and his family received abuse on social media and he asked Hillsin’s owner Alan Clegg to remove his horses from his yard.
The trainer said he was ‘very disappointed‘ with the ride and strongly denied that he had instructed Kitts to ‘stop’ the horse.