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McDonald suspension term to stand

Sydney

Friday 12 April 2013, 12:54pm

Leading jockey James McDonald's Sydney autumn carnival will be cut short after the Australian Derby meeting at Randwick on Saturday.

McDonald lost an appeal against the severity of a suspension for his Golden Slipper ride and he will miss the Doncaster Mile and Sydney Cup meetings.

He will ride Australian Derby favourite It's A Dundeel on Saturday but he will be sidelined if the top colt takes on older horses at weight-for-age in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on April 27.

McDonald had more suspension woes during the week when he pleaded guilty to whip breaches on BMW runner-up Silent Achiever.

The latest ban means he will be out of the saddle until May 5.

– AAP

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