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Hollie Doyle will not be able to partner Bradsell at next week’s Breeders’ Cup meeting after failing in her appeal against a careless riding ban.

Doyle picked up a seven-day careless riding ban for cutting across a number of rivals onboard Jonathan Portman's Rose Light at Kempton last week, causing those riders in behind to be short of racing room at an early stage of the eleven-furlong handicap.

Doyle, who was not appealing against the careless riding ban itself, but the severity of it, failed in her bid to reduce the ban and will now miss the ride on Bradsell in the Turf Sprint at Santa Anita.

Rachel Spearing, the panel's chair, said: "We do accept there was corrective action taken by Miss Doyle, but the reality was unfortunately the situation had been caused. We can see from the footage interference does take place and it is, in our view, significant.

"We find interference was foreseeable, it was serious, and it is appropriate to fall within the careless riding [penalty] of five to 14 days. We note she was provided with a seven-day suspension, and we see no reason to interfere with those days.

"We have concluded this wasn't a frivolous appeal and, in those circumstances, agree to return the deposit."

Bradsell is currently a 5/1 chance to land the Grade 1 Turf Sprint at Santa Anita on November 4, the same day Doyle's suspension will begin.