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BRADLEY DISQUALIFIED FOR EIGHT YEARS
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Panel: Christopher Hodgson (Chairman), Andrew Merriam and Nicholas Wrigley
Graham Bradley
The Disciplinary Committee of the Jockey Club, on 27th, 28th and 29th November 2002, held an enquiry to consider whether or not Graham Bradley, a former licensed jockey, having agreed to be treated as if at all material times he was bound by the Rules of Racing, had committed a breach of the following Rules of Racing:
Rule 204(iv) by giving or offering to give on various dates during the term of his licence information concerning horses entered in races under the Rules of Racing in return for monetary consideration, other than the receipt of a reasonable fee for giving an interview to the Press or other legitimate news gathering organisation for the purposes of general publication; and/or
Rule 62(ii)(b)(2) by receiving on various occasions during the term of his licence part of the proceeds of bets on horseracing; and/or
Rule 62(ii)(c) by receiving presents in connection with a race on various occasions during the term of his licence from persons other than the Owner of the horse ridden by him in that race;
Rule 220(vii)(b) by providing false information to the Licensing Committee of the Jockey Club on 21 June 1999, namely statements to the effect that he had never been asked by Brian Brendan Wright whether a particular horse would win or not win, and had never done anything wrong with Brian Brendan Wright; and
Rule 220(viii) by means of the statements mentioned above, endeavouring by an overt act to mislead the members of the Licensing Committee;
Rule 201(vi) by conspiring with Brian Brendan Wright and/or Brian Anthony Wright and/or Paul Shannon for the commission of a corrupt practice, namely deliberately bringing about the unwarranted abandonment of the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup in the interests of particular bets;
Rule 140 by entering the Weighing Room without special leave of the Stewards at Cheltenham on 16th November 2001 and at Newbury on 1st December 2001.
The Committee also considered whether or not Brian Brendan Wright, Brian Anthony Wright and Paul Shannon should be excluded, under Rule 2(v)(a), from all premises owned, licensed or controlled by the Stewards of the Jockey Club, on the grounds that they conspired with each other and Mr Bradley to deliberately bring about the unwarranted abandonment of the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup in the interests of particular bets.
The Committee heard evidence from Bradley, who was legally represented, Richard Wall, a Jockey Club Racing Intelligence Officer, Jeremy Phipps, the former Jockey Club Director of Security, Tim Archer, a registered owner, Pat Pocock, an employee of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, A P McCoy, a licensed jockey, and Colin Brown, Richard Dunwoody and Peter Scudamore, all former licensed jockeys. It also viewed video recordings of the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup and listened to extracts of a tape recording of the Licensing Committee's Meeting of 21st June 1999.
1. Having considered the transcript of the evidence of Mr Bradley given on oath on 28th September 2001 in the course of the trial of Barrie John Wright at Southampton Crown Court and other material evidence, the Committee found that Mr Bradley:
a) was in breach of Rule 204(iv)
b) was not in breach of Rule 62(ii)(b)
c) was in breach of Rule 62(ii)(c)
2. Having considered the transcript of a meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 21st June 1999, which included a statement of Mr Bradley to the effect that he had not done anything wrong with various persons, including Brian Brendan Wright and other material evidence, the Committee found that Mr Bradley:
a) was in breach of Rule 220(vii)(b)
b) was in breach of Rule 220(viii)
3. Having considered the evidence of Mr Bradley given to the Enquiry that the account given on pp188-9 of his autobiography 'The Wayward Lad' about the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup, in which he had described an attempt by him to have the race abandoned for the benefit of Brian Brendan Wright, was wholly untrue, the Committee found Mr Bradley not to be in breach of Rule 201(vi).
However, Mr Bradley, having agreed that the Committee could consider whether in the circumstances there had been a breach of Rule 220 (iii), was found in breach of this Rule.
4. The Committee, having considered all the evidence relating to Mr Bradley's presence in the Weighing Room at Cheltenham and Newbury found him to be in breach of Rule 140.
The Committee declared Mr Bradley to be a disqualified person for eight years from Saturday 7th December 2002 in respect of the breaches of Rules 204 (iv), 62 (ii)(c), 220 (vii)(b), and 220 (viii).
The Committee imposed a fine of £2500 upon Mr Bradley in respect of the breach of Rule 220 (iii) and a fine of £400 in respect of the two breaches of Rule 140.
The Committee was not satisfied that it had been established on the evidence that Brian Brendan Wright, Brian Anthony Wright and Paul Shannon had conspired to bring about the abandonment of the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup and accordingly no exclusion orders were made in respect of these persons under Rule 2 (v)(a).
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Panel: Christopher Hodgson (Chairman), Andrew Merriam and Nicholas Wrigley
Graham Bradley
The Disciplinary Committee of the Jockey Club, on 27th, 28th and 29th November 2002, held an enquiry to consider whether or not Graham Bradley, a former licensed jockey, having agreed to be treated as if at all material times he was bound by the Rules of Racing, had committed a breach of the following Rules of Racing:
Rule 204(iv) by giving or offering to give on various dates during the term of his licence information concerning horses entered in races under the Rules of Racing in return for monetary consideration, other than the receipt of a reasonable fee for giving an interview to the Press or other legitimate news gathering organisation for the purposes of general publication; and/or
Rule 62(ii)(b)(2) by receiving on various occasions during the term of his licence part of the proceeds of bets on horseracing; and/or
Rule 62(ii)(c) by receiving presents in connection with a race on various occasions during the term of his licence from persons other than the Owner of the horse ridden by him in that race;
Rule 220(vii)(b) by providing false information to the Licensing Committee of the Jockey Club on 21 June 1999, namely statements to the effect that he had never been asked by Brian Brendan Wright whether a particular horse would win or not win, and had never done anything wrong with Brian Brendan Wright; and
Rule 220(viii) by means of the statements mentioned above, endeavouring by an overt act to mislead the members of the Licensing Committee;
Rule 201(vi) by conspiring with Brian Brendan Wright and/or Brian Anthony Wright and/or Paul Shannon for the commission of a corrupt practice, namely deliberately bringing about the unwarranted abandonment of the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup in the interests of particular bets;
Rule 140 by entering the Weighing Room without special leave of the Stewards at Cheltenham on 16th November 2001 and at Newbury on 1st December 2001.
The Committee also considered whether or not Brian Brendan Wright, Brian Anthony Wright and Paul Shannon should be excluded, under Rule 2(v)(a), from all premises owned, licensed or controlled by the Stewards of the Jockey Club, on the grounds that they conspired with each other and Mr Bradley to deliberately bring about the unwarranted abandonment of the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup in the interests of particular bets.
The Committee heard evidence from Bradley, who was legally represented, Richard Wall, a Jockey Club Racing Intelligence Officer, Jeremy Phipps, the former Jockey Club Director of Security, Tim Archer, a registered owner, Pat Pocock, an employee of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, A P McCoy, a licensed jockey, and Colin Brown, Richard Dunwoody and Peter Scudamore, all former licensed jockeys. It also viewed video recordings of the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup and listened to extracts of a tape recording of the Licensing Committee's Meeting of 21st June 1999.
1. Having considered the transcript of the evidence of Mr Bradley given on oath on 28th September 2001 in the course of the trial of Barrie John Wright at Southampton Crown Court and other material evidence, the Committee found that Mr Bradley:
a) was in breach of Rule 204(iv)
b) was not in breach of Rule 62(ii)(b)
c) was in breach of Rule 62(ii)(c)
2. Having considered the transcript of a meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 21st June 1999, which included a statement of Mr Bradley to the effect that he had not done anything wrong with various persons, including Brian Brendan Wright and other material evidence, the Committee found that Mr Bradley:
a) was in breach of Rule 220(vii)(b)
b) was in breach of Rule 220(viii)
3. Having considered the evidence of Mr Bradley given to the Enquiry that the account given on pp188-9 of his autobiography 'The Wayward Lad' about the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup, in which he had described an attempt by him to have the race abandoned for the benefit of Brian Brendan Wright, was wholly untrue, the Committee found Mr Bradley not to be in breach of Rule 201(vi).
However, Mr Bradley, having agreed that the Committee could consider whether in the circumstances there had been a breach of Rule 220 (iii), was found in breach of this Rule.
4. The Committee, having considered all the evidence relating to Mr Bradley's presence in the Weighing Room at Cheltenham and Newbury found him to be in breach of Rule 140.
The Committee declared Mr Bradley to be a disqualified person for eight years from Saturday 7th December 2002 in respect of the breaches of Rules 204 (iv), 62 (ii)(c), 220 (vii)(b), and 220 (viii).
The Committee imposed a fine of £2500 upon Mr Bradley in respect of the breach of Rule 220 (iii) and a fine of £400 in respect of the two breaches of Rule 140.
The Committee was not satisfied that it had been established on the evidence that Brian Brendan Wright, Brian Anthony Wright and Paul Shannon had conspired to bring about the abandonment of the 1987 Cheltenham Gold Cup and accordingly no exclusion orders were made in respect of these persons under Rule 2 (v)(a).
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He was a good lad treated in a draconian manner over who he was loyal to.
i once saw him fall off at newbury i watched the replay again and the fkr
had done it all right, this was before all the trouble, he was a greedy fkr who should have been banned for life
had done it all right, this was before all the trouble, he was a greedy fkr who should have been banned for life
CLASS JOCKEY he gets 8 yrs some jocks riding now just get a month or 6 months ban 
know all, he was not greedy, he was a generous guy who would help all, a loyal
and steadfast friend, the sort of person one would want next to one in the trenches.
and steadfast friend, the sort of person one would want next to one in the trenches.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Curley+clash+%60left+me+a+marked+man%27.-a0669...
wee eck you could well be right...but he still should of been banned for life for what he did.
Graham Bradley "Curley clash `left me a marked man'".
Rodney Masters http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Curley+clash+%60left+me+a+marked+man'.-a066955330
A public and bitter confrontation flared during Graham Bradley's two years as Toby Balding's stable jockey when he clashed with Barney Curley over the ride he had given Balding's Robin Goodfellow beaten favourite in a novice hurdle at Ascot Nov 1986.
In Curley's book, Giving A Little Back, the gambler fired several broadsides at Bradley, and admitted that the jockey had "gnawed away at the back of my mind like a tooth that needs filling".
Curley had backed Robin Goodfellow, and said that, in his view, Bradley was shortening the horse up at the hurdles, making him make mistakes. Curley writes: "If he'd been riding for me I'd have taken him by the throat when he came back to unsaddle."
Now Bradley has his say on the matter-the transcript of the taped conversation between the two men takes up more than five pages of The Wayward Lad.
Barney Curley (BC): You rode that horse on Saturday called Robin Goodfellow?
Graham Bradley (GB): Yes.
BC: In the first race.
GB: Yes.
BC: How much did you get for stopping him?
GB: I didn't get anything.
The conversation continues, and Curley finally declares his hand.
BC: To make a long story short I had £12,000 on that horse on Saturday. I was going to have about £24,000 . . . the more money I was getting on, the bigger the price I was getting.
GB: Yes.
BC: Well, I'd be a very good judge of racing . . . as a matter of fact. I'd be the best judge in England and Ireland of horses running.
GB: Yes. So what are you trying to say-that I actually stopped it and took money off the bookmakers?
BC: That's right.
GB: Well, look, what is the next step then?
BC: Well, I didn't ring you over the weekend . . . and rather than have a hullabaloo or put you in bad form or something, I just waited until now.
GB: What's the next step then?
BC: Well, I just don't know, you say you didn't stop him?
GB: Definitely not.
The conversation continues, with Curley stating he would have to consider contacting the Jockey Club, and Bradley insisting he was not guilty of any misdemeanour.
BC: Well, there is no way I am going to blackmail you or something like that . . . I am not that type of person . . . but if there is something that I should know, that you should want to tell me?
GB: Well, what would I want to tell YOU?
BC: Maybe you were feeling sick or maybe you had money problems.
GB: I have certainly not got money problems.
BC: Well, that is right. I hear you have got a new car.
GB: I bought that before Robin Goodfellow, though . . . I've been riding professionally now for seven years . . . and rode quite a few big winners, so surely I can afford to buy myself a car.
BC: You deny completely anything about it?
GB: Yes.
The conversation ends with a string of expletives from the jockey.
GB: Well, I am sick to f***ing death of talking to you. You get yourself down to the Jockey Club and you will make a f***ing laughing stock of yourself.
BC: OK.
GB: As far as I am concerned, you are a f***ing big Irish fat c*** and never f***ing ring me again, you tw*t.
Bradley took the tape to Leicester races and handed it over to a member of the Jockey Club's security team. Curley made his complaint to the Jockey Club over the race.
Bradley was cleared, but Curley was found guilty under the rule which governs conduct liable to damage the interests of racing, and his licence to train was withdrawn for two years.
But Curley threatened to take the Jockey Club to the High Court and, 101 days later, the ruling was overturned on appeal by the disciplinary committee and Curley's licence restored.
Bradley says he felt betrayed by the verdict: "I don't know what forced the Jockey Club to backtrack. I had done absolutely nothing wrong and played by the rules. Curley hadn't and received no punishment for dragging racing and myself through the mud in public.
"I have no doubt that from the time the Robin Goodfellow affair began I was a marked man as far as the Jockey Club were concerned.
"Although I could never prove it, I had the feeling that I was being tailed by one of the Jockey Club security men during the months following the initial inquiry where I was exonerated. In short, if I hadn't done anything wrong this time, they felt I was sure to do something in the future."
Rodney Masters http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Curley+clash+%60left+me+a+marked+man'.-a066955330
A public and bitter confrontation flared during Graham Bradley's two years as Toby Balding's stable jockey when he clashed with Barney Curley over the ride he had given Balding's Robin Goodfellow beaten favourite in a novice hurdle at Ascot Nov 1986.
In Curley's book, Giving A Little Back, the gambler fired several broadsides at Bradley, and admitted that the jockey had "gnawed away at the back of my mind like a tooth that needs filling".
Curley had backed Robin Goodfellow, and said that, in his view, Bradley was shortening the horse up at the hurdles, making him make mistakes. Curley writes: "If he'd been riding for me I'd have taken him by the throat when he came back to unsaddle."
Now Bradley has his say on the matter-the transcript of the taped conversation between the two men takes up more than five pages of The Wayward Lad.
Barney Curley (BC): You rode that horse on Saturday called Robin Goodfellow?
Graham Bradley (GB): Yes.
BC: In the first race.
GB: Yes.
BC: How much did you get for stopping him?
GB: I didn't get anything.
The conversation continues, and Curley finally declares his hand.
BC: To make a long story short I had £12,000 on that horse on Saturday. I was going to have about £24,000 . . . the more money I was getting on, the bigger the price I was getting.
GB: Yes.
BC: Well, I'd be a very good judge of racing . . . as a matter of fact. I'd be the best judge in England and Ireland of horses running.
GB: Yes. So what are you trying to say-that I actually stopped it and took money off the bookmakers?
BC: That's right.
GB: Well, look, what is the next step then?
BC: Well, I didn't ring you over the weekend . . . and rather than have a hullabaloo or put you in bad form or something, I just waited until now.
GB: What's the next step then?
BC: Well, I just don't know, you say you didn't stop him?
GB: Definitely not.
The conversation continues, with Curley stating he would have to consider contacting the Jockey Club, and Bradley insisting he was not guilty of any misdemeanour.
BC: Well, there is no way I am going to blackmail you or something like that . . . I am not that type of person . . . but if there is something that I should know, that you should want to tell me?
GB: Well, what would I want to tell YOU?
BC: Maybe you were feeling sick or maybe you had money problems.
GB: I have certainly not got money problems.
BC: Well, that is right. I hear you have got a new car.
GB: I bought that before Robin Goodfellow, though . . . I've been riding professionally now for seven years . . . and rode quite a few big winners, so surely I can afford to buy myself a car.
BC: You deny completely anything about it?
GB: Yes.
The conversation ends with a string of expletives from the jockey.
GB: Well, I am sick to f***ing death of talking to you. You get yourself down to the Jockey Club and you will make a f***ing laughing stock of yourself.
BC: OK.
GB: As far as I am concerned, you are a f***ing big Irish fat c*** and never f***ing ring me again, you tw*t.
Bradley took the tape to Leicester races and handed it over to a member of the Jockey Club's security team. Curley made his complaint to the Jockey Club over the race.
Bradley was cleared, but Curley was found guilty under the rule which governs conduct liable to damage the interests of racing, and his licence to train was withdrawn for two years.
But Curley threatened to take the Jockey Club to the High Court and, 101 days later, the ruling was overturned on appeal by the disciplinary committee and Curley's licence restored.
Bradley says he felt betrayed by the verdict: "I don't know what forced the Jockey Club to backtrack. I had done absolutely nothing wrong and played by the rules. Curley hadn't and received no punishment for dragging racing and myself through the mud in public.
"I have no doubt that from the time the Robin Goodfellow affair began I was a marked man as far as the Jockey Club were concerned.
"Although I could never prove it, I had the feeling that I was being tailed by one of the Jockey Club security men during the months following the initial inquiry where I was exonerated. In short, if I hadn't done anything wrong this time, they felt I was sure to do something in the future."
Great post AD...anyone got a link for the Robin Goodfellow race please?
I think Brad was basically a nice guy, a bit naive and a bit stupid maybe, but basically he was ok.
Maybe someone was calling in a few favours and Brad was not in credit.
Maybe someone was calling in a few favours and Brad was not in credit.
Those two certainly deserve each other. Shame they fell out.
Watch him "try " on a horse called Cradle Of Jazz at Huntingdon many years ago and was amazed that the stewards didnt investigate but thats racing but he never carried a penny of mine again.
Celebrated anniversary at NEWBURY TODAY amongst others there
THE ONE AND ONLY TRACK SUIT DAVE
THE ONE AND ONLY TRACK SUIT DAVE
Still think his ride on Morley Street in the Aintree Hurdle was one of the best of all time
Still think his ride on Morley Street in the Aintree Hurdle was one of the best of all time
watched the panarama clip on you tube the other day ,when he was doorstepped between the unsaddling enclosure and the weighing room .
funny stuff and wee willie in the background saying sorry mate ,racecourse official wants to kill the reporter .....lol
in fact that whole documentary ,phibs and bluffam ect ...comedy gold
funny stuff and wee willie in the background saying sorry mate ,racecourse official wants to kill the reporter .....lol
in fact that whole documentary ,phibs and bluffam ect ...comedy gold
curleys some cheek,the amount of strokes hes pulled over the years
I think Brad was basically a nice guy, a bit naive and a bit stupid maybe, but basically he was ok.
Maybe someone was calling in a few favours and Brad was not in credit.
The above statement is probably one of the most inaccurate I have ever read on here.
He was probably the most dodgy individual in racing, in the last 20 tears
Maybe someone was calling in a few favours and Brad was not in credit.
The above statement is probably one of the most inaccurate I have ever read on here.
He was probably the most dodgy individual in racing, in the last 20 tears
Hey he got in tow with Brian Wright and furthermore in his book defended him to the hilt,you dance with the devil and all that 
But I bet you he is set up for the rest of his life so whose the mug
But I bet you he is set up for the rest of his life so whose the mug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_l60uTYG1k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHCtsfN3_to
awkward racecourse interview at 5.00
carson butting in.
awkward racecourse interview at 5.00
carson butting in.
I doubt very much that you could say that Curley has done anything wrong in his life
as its not illegal to place a bet and win though the industry are far
more likely to run away win some ones money and welch on payments underlining
the seedy roots within the industry of what was one known as "illegal back street bookmaking"...
as its not illegal to place a bet and win though the industry are far
more likely to run away win some ones money and welch on payments underlining
the seedy roots within the industry of what was one known as "illegal back street bookmaking"...
Hilarious that Barney wrote in his book that he was upset abt a Brad ride when he unloaded on Robin Goodfellow at Ascot
Good find ilwab, class, good old Gay Kelleway eh, clever girl, just walked away. I remember she stitched
up Dawson with a horse called Wardara, he was doing everything, tipping lines, racing clubs everything.
She borrowed the cash for him, backed the filly off the board, I think she got 33s on it, it pissed up.
up Dawson with a horse called Wardara, he was doing everything, tipping lines, racing clubs everything.
She borrowed the cash for him, backed the filly off the board, I think she got 33s on it, it pissed up.
If Bradley and Declan Murphy ever told the truth, you'd never back another horse again.
Bradbury Star has a permanent mark around his neck.
Bradbury Star has a permanent mark around his neck.
WEE ECK know all, he was not greedy, he was a generous guy who would help all, a loyal and steadfast friend, the sort of person one would want next to one in the trenches.
If you were in the trenches right we go over the top in 5-4-3-2-1 you would jump out get fkg shot that c*nt would still be in the trench tying his boot laces saying i will be with you in a minute
If you were in the trenches right we go over the top in 5-4-3-2-1 you would jump out get fkg shot that c*nt would still be in the trench tying his boot laces saying i will be with you in a minute
November 29, 1982 Banned for two months for placing a bet at Cartmel
March 17, 1983 Wins Cheltenham Gold Cup on Bregawn
December 26, 1985 Wins King George VI Chase on Wayward Lad
December 19, 1986 Cleared after accusations he 'stopped' hurdler Robin Goodfellow at Ascot
June 22, 1987 Three-month ban under non-triers' rule for his ride on Deadly Going at Market Rasen
April 1988 Loses retainer with owners Sir Philip and Lady Harris
May 24, 1989 Jockey Club clears Bradley of not trying aboard Starjestic at Southwell
April 3, 1993 Wins the Martell Hurdle on Morley Street at Aintree, a performance that earns him the Riding Achievement of the Year award at the Lesters
March 12, 1996 Wins Champion Hurdle on Collier Bay
January 8, 1999 Arrested along with Charlie Brooks as part of police investigation into race-fixing and doping
March 10, 1999 Rebailed until April, along with Brooks
April 12, 1999 Brooks released without charge, Bradley charged with "conspiracy to cheat" when riding 4-7 favourite Man Mood to defeat in a two-horse race at Warwick in November, 1996
April 16, 1999 Has licence suspended pending police investigation
June 9, 1999 Released without charge and is free to reapply for riding licence. Other five men facing charges are rebailed to July 23
October 25, 1999 Jockey Club invites Bradley to be interviewed over th e ownership of chaser Night Fighter, purchased from Germany by Bradley and alleged to have been used as a vehicle for money laundering by crime groups
November 13, 1999 Retires from race-riding immediately after steering Ontheboil to victory at Haydock
February 1, 2002 Threat of inquiry over Night Fighter is lifted as Jockey Club completes its investigations
October 6, 2002 Bradley's links to Brian Wright feature in Panorama investigation into racing
March 17, 1983 Wins Cheltenham Gold Cup on Bregawn
December 26, 1985 Wins King George VI Chase on Wayward Lad
December 19, 1986 Cleared after accusations he 'stopped' hurdler Robin Goodfellow at Ascot
June 22, 1987 Three-month ban under non-triers' rule for his ride on Deadly Going at Market Rasen
April 1988 Loses retainer with owners Sir Philip and Lady Harris
May 24, 1989 Jockey Club clears Bradley of not trying aboard Starjestic at Southwell
April 3, 1993 Wins the Martell Hurdle on Morley Street at Aintree, a performance that earns him the Riding Achievement of the Year award at the Lesters
March 12, 1996 Wins Champion Hurdle on Collier Bay
January 8, 1999 Arrested along with Charlie Brooks as part of police investigation into race-fixing and doping
March 10, 1999 Rebailed until April, along with Brooks
April 12, 1999 Brooks released without charge, Bradley charged with "conspiracy to cheat" when riding 4-7 favourite Man Mood to defeat in a two-horse race at Warwick in November, 1996
April 16, 1999 Has licence suspended pending police investigation
June 9, 1999 Released without charge and is free to reapply for riding licence. Other five men facing charges are rebailed to July 23
October 25, 1999 Jockey Club invites Bradley to be interviewed over th e ownership of chaser Night Fighter, purchased from Germany by Bradley and alleged to have been used as a vehicle for money laundering by crime groups
November 13, 1999 Retires from race-riding immediately after steering Ontheboil to victory at Haydock
February 1, 2002 Threat of inquiry over Night Fighter is lifted as Jockey Club completes its investigations
October 6, 2002 Bradley's links to Brian Wright feature in Panorama investigation into racing
Dickinson's mother Monica was mystified at how the former stable jockey's career had played out subsequently. "This all happened after he left us," she said from her home in Yorkshire. "He has admitted he was in contact with Mr [Brian] Wright - what was he doing talking to someone like that? It was obvious that it was wrong. I can't understand these people, they are so greedy.
"He was a charming lad when we had him. He was always well-behaved. His family will be horrified. It's awful."
Toby Balding, for whom Bradley won big races on horses such as Kildimo and Morley Street, was not surprised by the outcome, but hopes the ex-rider will be able to continue as a bloodstock agent .
"He's a good friend of mine and it's sad, but I'm afraid it was to be expected in the circumstances," the trainer said. "His book did him no favours.
"I hear he's going to appeal and I think that is one of the weaknesses of racing. In the legal world, he has probably got a case but, truthfully, in the racing one, I think he got the penalty most people expected he would."
"He was a charming lad when we had him. He was always well-behaved. His family will be horrified. It's awful."
Toby Balding, for whom Bradley won big races on horses such as Kildimo and Morley Street, was not surprised by the outcome, but hopes the ex-rider will be able to continue as a bloodstock agent .
"He's a good friend of mine and it's sad, but I'm afraid it was to be expected in the circumstances," the trainer said. "His book did him no favours.
"I hear he's going to appeal and I think that is one of the weaknesses of racing. In the legal world, he has probably got a case but, truthfully, in the racing one, I think he got the penalty most people expected he would."
Dickinson's mother Monica was mystified at how the former stable jockey's career had played out subsequently. "This all happened after he left us," she said from her home in Yorkshire. "He has admitted he was in contact with Mr [Brian] Wright - what was he doing talking to someone like that? It was obvious that it was wrong. I can't understand these people, they are so greedy.
"He was a charming lad when we had him. He was always well-behaved. His family will be horrified. It's awful."
Toby Balding, for whom Bradley won big races on horses such as Kildimo and Morley Street, was not surprised by the outcome, but hopes the ex-rider will be able to continue as a bloodstock agent .
"He's a good friend of mine and it's sad, but I'm afraid it was to be expected in the circumstances," the trainer said. "His book did him no favours.
"I hear he's going to appeal and I think that is one of the weaknesses of racing. In the legal world, he has probably got a case but, truthfully, in the racing one, I think he got the penalty most people expected he would."
"He was a charming lad when we had him. He was always well-behaved. His family will be horrified. It's awful."
Toby Balding, for whom Bradley won big races on horses such as Kildimo and Morley Street, was not surprised by the outcome, but hopes the ex-rider will be able to continue as a bloodstock agent .
"He's a good friend of mine and it's sad, but I'm afraid it was to be expected in the circumstances," the trainer said. "His book did him no favours.
"I hear he's going to appeal and I think that is one of the weaknesses of racing. In the legal world, he has probably got a case but, truthfully, in the racing one, I think he got the penalty most people expected he would."
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