Jockey cops 10-year ban over betting conspiracy

A British jockey has been banned for 10 years over his utilization inwards a betting conspiracy involving 5 horses.

Eddie Ahern, a Group 1 winner, received the disqualification at the cease of a British Horseracing Authority corruption hearing.

The 35-year-old was constitute guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent exercise inwards relation to betting on 5 horses betwixt September 2010 too Feb 2011.

He was also constitute to accept intentionally failed to ensure Judgethemoment was ridden on its merits at Lingfield inwards Jan 2011, too of passing information for reward.

Former West Bromwich Albion footballer Neil Clement, 34, was banned from the sport for a total of fifteen years too iii months, too fined £3000. He was charged over the 5 races inwards which Ahern rode, too also inwards relation to betting on Hindu Kush, who he too thus owned, when that Equus caballus finished final of half dozen at Kempton inwards Feb 2011.

He was constitute guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent exercise inwards placing a lay bet on Hindu Kush, too of a failure to provide vociferation records.

Ahern has indicated through his solicitor that he intends to appeal.

The disciplinary panel comprised Tim Charlton, QC, Richard Gould too Celina Carter.

The panel dismissed charges against Martin Raymond too his closed associate, Paul Hill, a professional person gambler, arising from the same investigation. The span had been defendant of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice.

Two other individuals involved inwards the investigation just both entered guilty pleas. Their hearings were heard separately.

Michael Turl was disqualified for 24 months too fined £10,000; too James Clutterbuck was disqualified for xxx months.

The authority’s manager of integrity, legal too risk, Adam Brickell, said: “Today’s findings accept confirmed that roughly other network of corruption has been successfully prosecuted past times the BHA.

“The clear message from this, too other cases heard inwards the final xviii months, should locomote that the BHA is ameliorate equipped than e'er at pinpointing too prosecuting malpractice. The penalties imposed equally a outcome of these cases beingness heard should serve equally a deterrent to others.

“The links nosotros accept developed alongside betting organisations too the advances made inwards our sharing of information too word hateful that nosotros are increasingly effective at gathering evidence that leads to prosecutions.

“This investigation was roughly other landmark inwards price of our word too evidence-gathering capabilities equally it was the offset occasion on which nosotros accept received assistance from a spread betting society to convey a successful prosecution.

“We accept straightaway sought too received pregnant co-operation on a voluntary footing from to a greater extent than than i such theatre too nosotros promise that this is a resources nosotros volition maintain to locomote able to plough to inwards hereafter investigations. Meanwhile, nosotros maintain to hold back Government’s improvements to the overall legislative framework that volition ensure all operators are mandated to part such information alongside us, too other sporting bodies.”

The panel said inwards its conclusion that Ahern was an experienced too capable apartment jockey.

He had co-operated alongside investigators, it said.

“That said, at that spot was lilliputian if whatever dispute near master copy facts.

“In summary, the panel concluded that Ahern too Mr Clement were complicit inwards the lay betting against Ahern rides organised past times Mr Clement on the footing of within information supplied past times Ahern.

“While it has non been possible to position precisely what that within information was inwards 4 of the 5 cases, it was clear to the panel that Ahern had information to furnish because he had ridden the horses before.

“In the illustration of Judgethemoment, it was clear to the panel that the within information consisted of an indication that Ahern would ride to lose.

“Although Ahern denied receipt of coin or roughly other vantage for his part, the panel rejected that evidence, too. Again, the illustration of Judgethemoment was a clinching argue for this. It was inconceivable to the panel that he was non taking vantage when riding to lose inwards that way.”

 

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