Jockey Jordan Williams has been banned for six months after testing constructive for cocaine.
Williams, 25, confronted an unbiased disciplinary panel on Thursday following a breach of the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) Guidelines of Racing.
The principles state a jockey should make sure that no banned substances are current of their physique.
Williams was chosen for a random medicine check at Kempton on 7 February.
The jockey offered a hair pattern that confirmed cocaine had been ingested between December and February.
Williams admitted the breach and the unbiased panel issued a six-month ban, the BHA stated.
His interval of ineligibility was backdated to begin on 11 March 2024, when his interim suspension started following the constructive check consequence.