Trainer Evan Williams releases statement over £3k fine as horse banned for 40 days

The Warwick stewards held an enquiry into the moving and riding of Klic Boum, beaten 36 lengths successful the 12.53pm contention astatine Warwick connected Thursday, with jockey Adam Wedge besides receiving a 14-day suspension

Trainer Evan Williams has said helium volition not entreaty a £3,290 good helium was handed for the moving of a equine astatine Warwick.

Klic Boum was a fertile outsider astatine 250-1 and finished seventh successful a two-mile maiden hurdle with jockey Adam Wedge riding connected Thursday afternoon. On-course stewards held an enquiry aft the longshot completed the 2nd contention of 7 astatine the West Midlands circuit.

They handed a £3,000 punishment to Williams and slapped Wedge with a 14-day suspension for "schooling and conditioning the equine connected the racecourse."

A study by the Racing Post's expert claimed the four-year-old, beaten an mean of 35 lengths successful 4 appearances this season, had been "tenderly handled."

It added that Klic Boum, outpaced astatine the 5th flight, was fixed a reminder with the whip and kept connected towards the finish.

As portion of the ruling, the thoroughbred is banned from competing for 40 days and Williams volition person to wage an further £290 for failing to pass his typical of the rider’s instructions.

Williams told Mirror Racing: "I americium not going to appeal. I wasn't determination and it is conscionable 1 of those things. Nobody has died. We volition determination connected - time is simply a caller day."

After the contest, won by 5-6 favourite Castle Ivers, Wedge informed British Horseracing Authority representatives that his instructions were to driblet the equine successful and decorativeness strongly.

In his sentiment Klic Boum was level retired heading into the backmost consecutive and aft helium utilized his whip, the gelding hung right-handed and continued to bash truthful successful the location straight.

The stewards study added: "The trainer’s typical was unaware of the instructions which had been fixed by the trainer implicit the telephone connected the greeting of the contention and truthful had nary further sentiment to offer.

"Wedge reported that helium had spoken to the trainer implicit the telephone aft the contention and helium was satisfied with the thrust according with those instructions.

"Wedge was suspended for 14 days and Williams fined £3000 for schooling and conditioning the equine connected the racecourse successful that Wedge had failed to thrust his equine successful specified a mode that helium could beryllium seen to inquire for timely, existent and important effort to get the champion imaginable placing.

"The stewards formed the sentiment that the Wedge’s riding up the location consecutive was not hampered by the equine hanging right-handed."