Dettori and Murphy to Miss July Meeting

Frankie Dettori and Oisin Murphy will both miss Newmarket's July meeting after picking up whip bans at Royal Ascot.

Dettori, who is yet to win the G1 July Cup, will miss the ride on the Ralph Beckett-trained Kinross (GB) was given an eight-day ban after being found by the British Horseracing Authority's Whip Review Committee to have used his whip seven times in the Queen Anne S. on Inspiral (GB). His dates of suspension are July 13-15 and 17-21.

The jockey is set to contest a separate nine-day ban which is set to run from July 4-12 inclusive for causing interference on Saga (GB) in the Wolferton S.

Murphy also went over the permitted level by one in his use of the whip aboard Valiant King (GB), who finished runner-up in the King George V S. And has been handed an eight day suspension to be served on July 11-15 and 17-19.

In the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee S., New Zealand jockey James McDonald was found to have gone two over the limit when fourth on Artorius (Aus). He was given a ban of 14 days and fined £400, while Daniel Muscutt will also miss the July Meeting after receiving a suspension for using his whip seven times when riding Canberra Legend (Ire) into fifth place in the Hampton Court S.