Irish jockey Carberry banned for 30 days

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Leading Irish jockey Paul Carberry, who won the 1999 Aintree Grand National on Bobbyjo, has been banned for 30 days after failing a breath test before Naas races on October 31.

The ban starts on November 25 and he has a week in which to appeal. It was Carberry's second such offence and he was also fined 5,000 euros.

An Irish Turf Club media release said its referrals committee was conscious of its role in ensuring the continued safety of racing but had also taken into account assurances given by Carberry's solicitor "in relation to certain matters."

Carberry, 35, comes from a noted racing family. His brother Philip and sister Nina are both professional jockeys and their father Tommy won the 1975 Grand National on L'Escargot.

(Writing by Dave Thompson in London, editing by Alison Wildey)