Kieren Fallon will not ride in the Vodafone Derby on Saturday after losing his appeal against a three-day ban at a Jockey Club disciplinary committee meeting.

The former champion jockey was set to ride favourite Golan, but Pat Eddery will now get the plum ride.

Fallon received the suspension at Ayr last Thursday.

The local stewards found him guilty of irresponsible riding of a minor nature on third-placed Distinctive Dream in the RS Design Handicap and banned him for 9, 10, 11 June.

Fallon had hoped to get the ban either overturned or be considered to have committed a lesser offence worthy of a one or two-day ban.

That would have left him free to ride on any day when a Group One race was run in Britain.

A Jockey Club disciplinary committee statement said: "The committee found that Distinctive Dream had interfered with Tancred Times in the final furlong.

"The committee attributed the cause of the interference to Fallon and this was due to irresponsible riding.

"The Committee did not consider that Fallon's explanation that when a slight gap appeared the gelding went left unexpectedly and of its own accord, was borne out by the evidence.

"It therefore dismissed his appeal and suspended him from riding for three days from Saturday 9 June to Monday 11 June inclusive."

Fallon was clearly disappointed, and on leaving Portman Square said: "How do you think I feel? I just want to forget about it.."

The former champion jockey was due to partner long-time favourite Golan in the premier Classic. Pat Eddery will now replace Fallon on board the Sagitta 2000 Guineas winner.

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