Overview
- British Horseracing Authority stewards suspended the 25-year-old for 12 days Sunday after interviewing him and reviewing video of the ride, saying he eased too soon.
- Riding 2-1 joint‑favourite Sweet Nightingale at Plumpton, he led by about seven lengths with a circuit to go but slowed near the post and slipped from first to last.
- He got the mare going again and finished third behind winner Milan Milos, trained by Tom Gretton and ridden by Conor O'Farrell, with Delgany Deadline second.
- Pritchard has 39 wins this season as a conditional jockey and sits third in the standings behind leader Tristan Durrell.
- The ban interrupts his chance to add wins during a title race that counts only total National Hunt victories from 3 May 2025 to 25 April 2026.