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Punters may not be the only ones losing out on the Cesarewitch controversy - spare a thought for Sean Dylan Bowen
Catherine MacraeReporter
Alphonse Le Grande (yellow cap, right) wins the Cesarewitch, although victory may be short-livedCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)
For a jockey, second can feel even more agonising than finishing last.
That was likely to have been the feeling after Saturday's Cesarewitch, with the fate of the winner Alphonse Le Grande hanging in the balance pending a meeting of the whip review committee on Tuesday.
Jockey Jamie Powell appeared to hit his mount ten times, which would result in disqualification, when snatching victory by a nose on the Cathy O'Leary-trained gelding and he is facing a hefty ban should the committee rule against him.
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