Dylan Kitts: Jockey won’t take rides whereas BHA investigates controversial Hillsin trip at Worcester | Racing Information

Dylan Kitts won’t take rides or attend a racecourse whereas an investigation takes place into his trip on Hillsin at Worcester on Wednesday night, the British Horseracing Authority has introduced.

Kitts was aboard the Chris Honour-trained gelding in a two-and-a-half-mile conditional jockeys’ handicap hurdle and moved easily into competition within the residence straight.

However the five-year-old was in the end crushed a size and a half into third place and following a subsequent inquiry the raceday stewards referred Kitts to the BHA, whereas suspending Hillsin from working for 40 days.

Kitts had reported within the enquiry that his directions have been to “drop out early” and “take his time earlier than mounting a late problem”.

He mentioned Hillsin “made a respiratory noise in direction of the top of the again straight, which continued on a number of extra events all through the race” and the gelding had additionally hung right-handed, which had “restricted his skill to be extra vigorous within the residence straight”.

Honour mentioned on Thursday his household had been caught up within the fall-out from the incident, receiving abuse on social media, and that he had requested proprietor Alan Clegg to take away his horses from his yard.

In an announcement on Friday, the BHA confirmed Kitts won’t be in aggressive motion, or go to a racecourse, till the matter is resolved.

The assertion learn: “The BHA can verify that it has been agreed that jockey Dylan Kitts won’t take rides or attend any racecourses right now, as an investigation following a referral by the stewards at Worcester on Wednesday July 5 continues.

“The BHA will likely be making no additional touch upon the investigation at this stage.”