Craig Williams was mulling over whether to lodge an appeal after receiving a 10-meeting suspension on Tuesday for careless riding aboard Maldivian in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.Williams' suspension begins after Saturday's Caulfield meeting where he has been engaged to ride Trusting in the Group One $1 million Caulfield Guineas.But as the suspension stands he will miss the Thousand Guineas and Caulfield Cup meetings on October 14 and 17 respectively.Williams will be free to res
Craig Williams was mulling over whether to lodge an appeal after receiving a 10-meeting suspension on Tuesday for careless riding aboard Maldivian in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.
Williams' suspension begins after Saturday's Caulfield meeting where he has been engaged to ride Trusting in the Group One $1 million Caulfield Guineas.
But as the suspension stands he will miss the Thousand Guineas and Caulfield Cup meetings on October 14 and 17 respectively.
Williams will be free to resume race riding on Geelong Cup day, October 21.
Racing Victoria stewards, chaired by Terry Bailey, ruled that the interference which occurred near the 1600m of the 2000m Group One feature was in the mid-range category.
He was charged with careless riding on Saturday but the inquiry was adjourned to allow Glen Boss, who rode Red Lord in the race, to attend the hearing after Williams called him as a witness.
Williams was found guilty of failing to make sufficient effort to prevent Maldivian from shifting in when insufficiently clear of Predatory Pricer resulting in severe tightening to Roman Emperor, Red Ruler and Vigor.
He has been booked to ride Vigor in the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.
Williams has two days in which to lodge an appeal and his manager Mark Guest said he would probably make a decision on Wednesday.
"He wants to sleep on it," Guest said.