York Guides

Frankie Dettori has been ruled out of the entire Royal Ascot at York meeting after picking up a six-day ban for careless riding at Haydock on Thursday.

Dettori was given the suspension for his ride on Royal Orissa in the EBF D.Kitchen Ltd Handicap.

He appeared to edge right on the Derek Haydn Jones-trained runner while towards the rear of the field, interfering with the Fran Berry-ridden Aversham, who took a nasty fall.

Dettori's ban is to run from June 13-18 inclusive, which will rule him out of all five days of the high-profile meeting at the Yorkshire venue.

Stipendiary steward Louise Williams said: "The penalty for careless riding ranges from a caution to nine days.

"Approaching the two-furlong marker Dettori manoeuvred to his right and Mr Berry clipped his heels. We considered it to be seriously careless and we have given him six days, so that is the whole of Ascot."

Dettori will miss what would have been a top-class book of rides at the Royal meeting, including the scheduled return of last year's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes winner Doyen in either the Prince Of Wales's Stakes or the Hardwicke Stakes.

The Italian could also have ridden the likes of Monday's Sandown winner Fight Your Corner or last year's hero Papineau in the Gold Cup, and last year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe second Cherry Mix in one of the big middle-distance events.

Dettori enjoyed a bumper Royal Ascot last season, notching six winners highlighted by Group One victories from Refuse To Bend in the Queen Anne Stakes and Papineau in the Gold Cup.

He also partnered Punctilious to victory in the Ribblesdale Stakes, Duke Of Venice in the Queen's Vase, Kheleyf in the Jersey Stakes and Doyen in the Hardwicke.