Published Monday, 07 November 2011
He was accused of whipping Caddie Master once more than the eight time limit for a hurdle race as the horse finished second at Ffos Las in Wales.
The Moneyglass rider has been suspended from 20-24 November.
"I gave him a flick after the third-last and obviously I forgot about it, but it was literally a flick and that counts as a smack now," the champion jump jockey said.
The new rules came into force a month ago and have been criticised by a number of high-profile jockeys.
Former Grand National winner Ruby Walsh was given a five day ban at Aintree in October and had an appeal dismissed on Thursday.
Both Walsh and McCoy face a 10 day suspension if they commit the offence for a second time.