STANLEY CHIN was in hot water at Redcar yesterday, losing a race he should have won. A result of which the Middleham-based jockey received a 28-day ban from the local stewards.

Chin had the Pertemps Maiden Stakes in safekeeping aboard Mark Johnston's Hyperalert, but he eased his mount near the finish and was mugged in the shadow of the winning post by Godolphin's representative, Eta Draconis.

Chin's ban follows hard-on-the-heels of an identical incident at Carlisle on Monday when Robert Winston was guilty of the same offence, in both instances aggrieved punters booing them as they returned to the unsaddling enclosure.

It's a mystery why jockeys don't push their horses all the way, however until such time as the penalty is made more severe, owners, trainers, and punters alike, will continue to be robbed of just reward due to jockey error.

Commenting on the offence Stipendiary Steward, Robert Earnshaw, said: "That is the maximum suspension for the particular offence and 28 days is quite a costly exercise for a top jockey."

The feature race on the card, the six furlong Jacksons Solicitors Handicap, went to Folga, who gamely out-battled My Gacho by a short-head to take the £9,715.50 first prize.

The stewards once again took action, giving Paul Fessey a three-day holiday for misuse of the stick on My Gacho, but Fessey's afternoon took a turn for the better when he later grabbed the ten furlong claimer on 6-1 shot, True.

Our resident tipster, Janus (Colin Woods), was in sparkling form at Royal Ascot yesterday when tipping three of the six winners, Papal Bull (5-4), Linas Selection (9-2), plus nap vote, Soapy Danger (4-1).

Aidan O'Brien says he is no hurry to decide on the next target for Yeats following his emphatic victory in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

O'Brien said: ''He seems to be in good form. I'm not sure what his next target is and we will wait a few days."