Grand National jockey banned after not stopping tired horse before fall at final fence

Toby McCain-Mitchell opted not to pull up Top Of The Bill (Reuters)

A Grand National jockey has been banned after refusing to pull up his tired horse before it fell at the final fence.

Toby McCain-Mitchell has been handed a 10-day suspension for his failure to stop Top Of The Bill, who required treatment from racecourse vets after his fall.

The 24-year-old, who was making his debut in the showpiece race at Aintree, is the grandson of the late Ginger McCain, who trained Red Rum – the only horse to have won the Grand National three times.

McCain-Mitchell carried a lock of Red Rum’s hair in his gloves as a lucky charm for Saturday’s race.

Top Of The Bill made an error at Valentine’s Brook and fell back through the field but McCai...