Ruby Walsh has appealed against a three-day ban incurred for careless riding at Cheltenham on Saturday.
He was found guilty of causing interference when partnering Pearl Swan to be first past the post in the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial.
While he beat Grumeti by a short head, the two horses got very close in the finish and the stewards opted to reverse the places and ban Walsh.
The British Horseracing Authority will hear the appeal on Thursday morning/
Unless it is lifted, Walsh will miss out on riding Zarkandar in the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury on 11 February.
"You'd never be optimistic [of getting it overturned], but I didn't think it warranted a three-day ban," Walsh told At The Races.
"It was very minimal interference and a very minimal offence, if I'm guilty of an offence."
