THIS jockey suffered the ultimate humiliation as he copped a three-week ban for a celebration that caused a horror fall.

Justin Huxtable stood up from the saddle and punched the air in delight before the passing the post on Splash The Cash.

It all looked to be going so well for Huxtable as he stood up to celebrate his win before passing the postThe jockey punched the air in delight Mickael Barzalona-style

But it came back to haunt him just seconds later as the jockey fell off thanks to his celebration

But his exuberance came back to bite him just yards after the finish line when the horse dumped him to the turf.

Huxtable, 21, was lucky not to be crushed by those behind him.

Cameras captured him crouching for cover with runners charging just inches from his head.

The jockey, who has won just shy of £3.2million in his career, was then seen getting to his feet, clearly winded and with his ego hurt too.

Huxtable had been celebrating after scoring on odds-on Splash Some Cash in the Kangaroo Island Cup in Australia last Saturday.

Fortunately it was mostly his pride that was hurt because he was able to compete in the next race, and the horse was unharmed.

But stewards made sure he will be given time for his confidence to recover after slapping him with a three-week ban for his celebration.

The suspension comes into force immediately after Huxtable pleaded guilty to performing ‘a celebratory gesture prior to the winning post resulting in him falling off past the (winning post)’.

This latest setback comes during a rollercoaster period of ups and downs in the jockey’s career.

He has not long returned from another three-week ban after failing a breath test in Brisbane.

That low came soon after he was named 2020-21 Queensland Apprentice of the Year.

Some punters saw the funny side to his latest incident though.

One said: “Stewards have been too lenient with penalties to repeat offenders for these senseless yahoos. Yeah, it’s great theatre they say, until these cowboys fall off!”

While another wrote: “You’d think he had won the Arc De Triumph. Be a short-priced favourite for k*** of the year.”

Huxtable was lucky to escape injury as horses charged just inches from his head

He escaped injury, but not insult, with stewards banning the jockey for three weeks