Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football’s Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE: Cheltenham Festival RECAP: Results and tips from St Patrick’s Day as jockeys put spat to bed<\/span><\/span>READ MORE: Luke Littler lands huge Cheltenham Festival bet days after darts star wins \u00a3120k<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAfter clashing at the start, the war of words continued post-race, with Queally telling ITV: “The start was a bit of a mess. Being abused by an English rider Nico de Boinville is not very nice. I\u2019m an amateur. I\u2019ve come over here riding in front of my kids and that. Horrific.” De Boinville replied: “Maybe he should look in the mirror.”<\/p>\n
Queally later told the Mirror that De Boinville’s comments were “of a racial nature” and said he had “reported it and it is being dealt with by the BHA stewards.”<\/p>\n
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De Boinville, meanwhile, was contacted for a response and said he had no comment to make.<\/p>\n
But now, it appears the spat has been resolved. Indeed, in an interview with ITV after the The Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle on Thursday, Queally and De Boinville shook hands before both revealed the situation has been sorted.<\/p>\n
As both riders stood next to each-other, Queally said: “All sorted, just a heat of the moment battle, all is forgiven and best of luck to Nico in the future.”<\/p>\n
De Boinville then added: “Very much so, I appreciate Declan, wish him all the best and big thanks to Davy Russell for sorting this out.”<\/p>\n
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Former Champion Jockey AP McCoy said on the matter: “It was the right things to do and fair play to them.”<\/p>\n\nFREE William Hill Shop Bets inside your Mirror every day of Cheltenham<\/h3>\n\n
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