Jockey Ivaldo Santana relinquished his visiting jockey’s licence with immediate effect.

The Brazilian rider informed the Singapore Turf Club he was handing in both his current licence, which still runs until Dec 31, as well as the recently-granted six-month licence for the period between Jan 1 and Jun 30, 2015.

Last week, Santana was suspended for three months for not riding DAERCI CHARMER to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a race on Sep 12.