Nicola Currie broke the whip rules four times in just over four months and has been referred to a disciplinary panel for ‘totting up’ twice in 18 months
A jockey has been warned she is in danger of getting a huge ban unless she stops committing whip offences. Nicola Currie is one of Britain’s top female riders who has ridden 236 winners and landed the coveted Alastair Haggis Silver Saddle trophy as top jockey at the 2021 Shergar Cup at Ascot.
The 31-year-old from the Isle of Arran rode 81 winners in 2018 but her momentum since has been stalled by injury and suspension. In 2025 she has already matched last year’s total for the whole year with six winners from just 28 rides but will now miss a sizeable part of the early stages of the Flat Turf season just as it gets under way.
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Currie was referred to the disciplinary panel after she went one over the whip strike limit at Wolverhampton in February.
It was her fourth breach in just over four months, a pattern which was a source of concern to panel chair Fiona…
