Rider Munro banned over bust-up

Munro, 38, and Quinn, 43, have both tasted big-race success

Former Derby-winning jockey Alan Munro has been banned for seven days for his part in a weighing-room brawl with fellow rider Richard Quinn.

The Jockey Club found Munro, who replaced Quinn for the winning 1991 Epsom Derby ride on Generous, guilty of violent or improper conduct.

Munro was alleged to have attacked Quinn at Newmarket in May.

It was initially reported as a fight, but no action has been taken against Quinn, who suffered a black eye.

Munro's ban begins on 29 July.

He returned to riding in the UK in 2005 after a spell in the Far East, during which he qualified as a black belt in karate.

In June, he rode in the Derby for the first time in 11 years, steering Walk in the Park to second place behind Motivator.

It was a totally regrettable incident Alan Munro

The brawl, on 21 May, is believed to have come about after an incident between horses ridden by the two jockeys at Windsor five days earlier.

While the exact circumstances behind the brawl remain unclear, Munro - who was not legally represented - said after the hearing that he was keen to put the incident behind him as quickly as possible.

"I think it is probably an appropriate penalty in the circumstances," he said.

"It was a totally regrettable incident and I have apologised sincerely for what happened, both to Richard and to the Jockey Club.

"All I want to do now is move on and get back to riding winners once I have served my ban."

Scot Quinn - a former stable jockey to trainers Paul Cole and Henry Cecil - is a veteran of the weighing room, who has racked up more than 2,000 winners in a career spanning nearly 25 years.

Quinn won the Irish St Leger (Ibn Bey) and Irish Oaks (Knight's Baroness) for top owner Prince Fahd Salman in 1990.

But the following season, Quinn was dramatically dropped by the Prince, who was unhappy with his ride on Generous in the 2,000 Guineas.

Munro stepped in for the mount, and Generous won by five lengths. The horse went on to win the Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes.

Munro put the row behind him with a 30-1 double at Sandown on Thursday afternoon, winning on Wake Up Maggie (5-1) and Mustajed (4-1).