Blake Shinn suspended at Moonee Valley

Champion jockey Blake Shinn has been handed a nine-meeting suspension following his rides at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Shinn, who produced a masterful steer on rising expertise Oak Hill to attain an emphatic win in race 4, was later discovered responsible of inflicting interference within the sixth race, taken out by the well-backed favorite Esha.

Racing stewards dominated that Shinn’s using close to the 800-metre level resulted in interference to Calvary Woman ($31) and Hi there Romeo ($11).

The ban will see Shinn sidelined from August 17, with the highest hoop eligible to make his return to the saddle at Ballarat on August 26.

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