BRAZILIAN jockey Raul da Silva, 31, who is based with Paul Cole, has been suspended for 21 days following an incident in the weigh room at Goodwood on Sunday which left former champion Jim Crowley with a swollen lip and a cut requiring stitches.

In the opening race it appears that Crowley, in company with other riders, took exception to da Silva’s race-riding tactics. They made this clear to him but Crowley claimed he was then the victim of an unprovoked attack.