De Boinville Denies 'racial Slurs' Towards Queally

Nico de Boinville has "categorically" denied utilizing immoderate "racial slurs" towards Irish jockey Declan Queally during nan opening title connected time 2 of nan Cheltenham Festival.

The English jockey was accused of "abusing" nan amateur jockey earlier nan commencement of nan Novices' Hurdle connected Wednesday, arsenic it was held up owed to a mendacious start.

Queally later told The Racing Post, external he had received "repeated racist abuse" from his rival.

The Irishman, riding I'll Sort That, and De Boinville connected Act Of Innocence could beryllium seen exchanging words astatine nan commencement line, but nan Englishman denies immoderate wrongdoing.

De Boinville told BBC Radio Sports Extra: "It is an ongoing investigation.

"The stewards are gathering each nan grounds they tin from each nan video footage.

"From my constituent of view, I contradict each nan allegations against me.

"I tin categorically opportunity location weren't immoderate group slurs aliases thing for illustration that. Let's fto it play out."

Queally, 37, appeared to topple disconnected his equine earlier nan title started and had to beryllium checked complete by a doctor. He was fixed nan each clear to race, on pinch Ballyfad, who was kicked pre-race and assessed by a vet successful a chaotic fewer minutes.

A number of mendacious starts to nan planned rolling commencement meant nan horses were moved to a opinionated commencement astatine nan portion - leaving jockeys huddled together for position.

Queally, who vanished 5th successful nan race, told ITV Racing earlier entering nan weight room post-race: "Being abused by an English rider, Nico de Boinville, not very nice.

"I americium an amateur, coming complete present and riding successful beforehand of my kids. Horrific."

When informed of Queally's comments astir a difficult commencement to nan race, De Boinville responded: "Maybe he should look successful nan mirror."

Legendary jockey AP McCoy said Queally has "as overmuch correct to beryllium location arsenic anyone" while Ruby Walsh said nan commencement strategy "hasn't worked for 20 years".

Walsh told ITV: "It's 2026. How has cipher devised a portion that rolls successful beforehand of nan horses?

"The portion should person been successful beforehand of them erstwhile they went onto nan way and it should beryllium moved successful beforehand of nan horses.

"We tin nonstop missiles aft combatant planes successful nan gulf but cipher tin creation a rolling flyaway tape.

"That's nan joke."

BBC Sport asked nan British Horseracing Authority astir nan ongoing process: "The process of gathering grounds will proceed complete nan people of nan coming days and will impact speaking to jockeys and reviewing broadcast footage. This process will return immoderate clip and will truthful not beryllium concluded during nan Festival".

In nan meantime, De Boinville is clear to proceed riding and will beryllium connected Impose Toi successful nan Stayers' Hurdle and nan well-fancied Jonbon successful nan Ryanair Chase.

Queally, though, was fixed a one-day suspension for misconduct astatine nan start.

He was among 4 jockeys recovered to beryllium successful breach of nan rules.