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Jockey Dale Swift suspended for six months by BHA after he failed a drugs test

Balty Boys ridden by jockey Dale Swift
Image: Dale Swift has been suspended for six months

Jockey Dale Swift has been suspended for six months by the British Horseracing Authority after he failed a drugs test.

Swift produced a "sample irregularity" and was stood down indefinitely by the BHA during the meeting at Nottingham on September 30.

The Flat rider's suspension will run until March 29, 2016.

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Swift won the 2011 Ebor at York aboard the Brian Ellison-trained Moyenne Corniche and also claimed the 2013 Superior Mile in 2013 with Top Notch Tonto for the same handler.