CALLUM SHEPHERD has been whacked with an 18-day ban for winning a race in a dead-heat – as he shared a photo suggesting he won outright.
Shepherd will miss a load of big races including the St Leger after he was deemed to have eased up on his mount in the closing stages at Kempton.
Callum Shepherd has been banned for 18 days for failing to ride out a finish in the dead-heat in the final race at Kempton tonight between his mount, Thorntonledale Max (far side), and Flavour Maker.