Queally, riding I’ll Sort That, appeared to topple off his horse before the race started, with the Irishman requiring medical attention as a result. It came after a number of false starts, which meant jockeys were jostling for position ahead of a standing start at the tape.

It has been confirmed that Queally, along with Jack Kennedy (Ballyfad), Danny Gilligan (Skylight Hustle), and Darragh O’Keeffe (Walks in June) will be subject to bans. The reason is that they did not approach the tape at a walk or a jog, thereby causing a false start, resulting in a standing start.

Queally and Kennedy had been given one-day suspensions for misconduct at the start, while Gilligan and O’Keefe received longer bans of two days, as it was their second offence inside a 12-month period.

Speaking to ITV Racing before heading to the weight room, Queally said: “Being abused by an English rider, Nico de Boinville, not very nice. I am an amateur, coming over here and riding in front of my kids. Horrific.”

De Boinville finished second in the race and when quizzed on the accusations, he responded: “Maybe he should look in the mirror.”

An enquiry was held into a complaint received from Queally. But the stewards, after hearing the initial evidence from both Queally and De Boinville, have adjourned the matter to obtain further evidence.

The starts have once again made headlines at the festival, with legendary jockey Ruby Walsh calling on more to be done to avoid such issues. He said: “It’s all great fun and games, isn’t it? But I think that’s the same Nico who won Jonbon last year and put his head on the tape, so maybe he needs to look in the mirror too?

“But I do think that you need a rolling start. I’ve said it for a long time that if the horses walked out and lined up behind the tape, that then moved in front of the horses then you’d have none of this drama. I think that is the mechanism that is required myself.”