Adrian Maguire will miss the Tingle Creek meeting at Sandown after he hit another jockey with his whip when his frustration got the better of him as he drew another blank in the quest for his 1,000th winner in Britain at Wetherby yesterday.

He struck JP McNamara on the back after the John Wade Haulage Ltd Novices' Hurdle, in which fourth-placed Inching Closer was one of five losers he rode.

Maguire, who has been on the 999-mark since Monday, was angry that McNamara on the winner, Benbyas, had hung right into his mount in the finishing straight and he lashed out after the line. The stewards inquired into the incident and banned him for six days - December 7th-8th and 10th-13th.