Trainer to appeal protest result

English trainer Robin Dickin will appeal a stewards’ decision to demote Oneida Tribe from a dead-heat win at Bangor.

The Donald McCain-trained Pinch Of Ginger (4-1) was awarded outright victory at an inquiry following the Stella Artois Novices’ Handicap Chase, after dead-heating with the Dickin-trained Oneida Tribe (5-2 fav).

The stewards found the latter, ridden by Adrian Heskin, had interfered with Pinch Of Ginger in the run to line.

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They felt it had improved Oneida Tribe’s placing as his rival was carried off his intended line, had to switch and then rallied to dead-heat.

“There was no interference. I’m aghast it wasn’t left a dead-heat,” Dickin said.

Adding to Dickin’s woes, there was no mirror image of the photo -finish available and he believed his horse may have won the race.