Neil Callan banned for riding a finish a circuit early at Kempton

Neil Callan was handed a 12-day ban for riding a finish a circuit too soon at Kempton on Wednesday evening.

Callan was on board Ballet Blanc, a 50-1 chance, for Amanda Perrett in the Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap.

With two winners on the card already under his belt, Callan took up the running three furlongs into the contest and proceeded to ride a finish but did not realise his error until the rest of the field caught him up after his mount had been eased down.

Ballet Blanc was ultimately beaten 116 lengths by the winner, Blazeon Five.

Neil Callan was banned for 12 days (Nov 9-12; Nov 14-19; Nov 26; Nov 28) after he "had appeared to ride a finish a circuit too soon", confirmed @BHAStewards https://t.co/AQRlbIDnab

Callan recently celebrated his first Group One winner since his return from Hong Kong when teaming up with old ally Kevin Ryan on Fonteyn in the Sun Chariot Stakes.

A British Horseracing Authority stewards report on the incident stated: "Neil Callan, the rider of Ballet Blanc, unplaced, had appeared to ride a finish a circuit too soon. After being interviewed and shown recordings of the incident, the rider was suspended for 12 days."

Responding to a video of the incident on social media, Callan tweeted: "Yep that was embarrassing!!"