KIEREN FALLON has insisted he "won't go down without a fight" after saying he will appeal the ban that rules him out of both the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket.
However, the six-time champion jockey, who was hit with a ten-day ban on Wednesday night after the stewards at Kempton foundhim guilty of not riding to the line on the James Fanshawe-trained Sukhothai, feels he may have a tough time overturning the decision.
He said on Thursday: "I'm going to appeal, I've got to haven't I? I'm not going down without a fight, but I think I'm fighting a losing battle."
Fallon was caught for second place in the final strides of the 1m3f handicap by the fast-finishing Watered Silk, finishing a short head behind in third.
The stewards decided Fallonhad not ridden his mount out to obtain the best possible position and banned him from April 27 to May 6 with the severity of the punishment meaning Fallon will miss both the Qipco-sponsored colts' Classic on April 30 and the following day's 1,000 Guineas.
The BHA's Paul Struthers tweeted the stewards' explanation: "The stewards asked Kieren Fallon to explain why he appeared to drop his hands shortly before the winning post and was subsequently beaten into third place.
"The stewards found Fallon to be in breach of Rule (B)59.3.2.1, in that he failed to ride out on a horse that would have finished second. They suspended him for ten days (April 27 to May 6)."
It is likely that Fallon would have had the option of riding Craven Stakes winner Native Khan or possibly Fury in the 2,000 Guineas, while he had no obvious ride in the fillies' equivalent.
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