Christophe Soumillon had his suspension for careless riding aboard Coral-Eclipse hero Vadeni reduced from 12 to eight days following an appeal hearing on Thursday morning.

The Belgian-born rider steered Jean-Claude Rouget’s French Derby winner to a thrilling win, however, the Sandown stewards were of the opinion he had caused “significant interference” to both the third-placed Native Trail and the fourth home Lord North as he celebrated becoming the first French-trained winner of the race since 1960.