Italian jockey Frankie Dettori, winner of the French and English Derbies, will not be able to ride Boscobel at the Irish Derby. Dettori will miss his opportunity to add a new Derby victory to his successful career due to a two-day ban imposed on him at Sundown on June 15.

The jockey tried to defer the whip ban by applying to the Horseracing Regulatory Authority but his team missed the deadline. Pursuant to HRA regulations, when a jockey receives a ban of four days or less, he can apply to defer it provided he is booked to ride in a Group 1 race abroad.

“Frankie could have ridden in both the Irish Derby and the Pretty Polly (on Saturday), but unfortunately we have missed the deadline - it's a real sickener,” Dettori’s agent Ray Cochrane told the press. The Italian jockey is retained jockey to Sheikh Mohammed, Boscobel’s owner.

John Ferguson, Sheik Mohammed’s bloodstock advisor, said Joe Fanning would ride instead of Dettori. “Joe Fanning rides Boscobel. He gave him a fabulous ride at Royal Ascot,” Ferguson explained.