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4.3>9.2 ????? and no effort from rider in the stalls to straighten his mount????? My god, there is some guy`s will do it anything for a few bob.........
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same again bold max 4s to 10s dropped out last never given any chance , why is this made so easy for them 
Few people in racing try harder, to finish 4th or occasionally 5th, than William Carson.
Robert Winston, a young jockey who dreamed of becoming champion, was suspended for one year yesterday after being found guilty of corruptly passing information to a betting exchange punter through a third party. He is the biggest fish caught by investigators as their trawl of racing's murkier waters intensifies and his career would appear to be in ruins.
Fellow riders Robbie Fitzpatrick and Luke Fletcher were handed disqualifications of three years, while Fran Ferris was banned for two years. Ian Nicholl, a former racecourse bookmaker who painted a picture of himself as a reckless exchange gambler to the disciplinary panel, was warned off indefinitely and unable to reapply for 10 years.
Four other unlicensed individuals have also been warned off, with Paul Glendenning handed a three-year penalty, while Kim Evans, Joanne Roberts and Tegan Wilde will be banned from entering licensed horseracing premises for two years.
Winston's legal representative, Christopher Stewart-Moore, of Ralph Davis Solicitors, issued a statement last night saying: "Robert Winston is shocked and disappointed by the HRA [Horseracing Regulatory Authority] disciplinary panel's finding that he was in breach of Rule 243 in giving information for reward. This disappointment is tempered to some degree by the panel finding that they accepted that it was no part of the information he gave that he would ride to lose if necessary, and their further finding that in no instance did he, in fact, ride to lose.
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"The panel's finding against Mr Winston is based on their 'inference' that Mr Winston received a reward from Mr Nicholl for providing him with information. For the avoidance of doubt, Mr Winston received no reward from Mr Nicholl or anyone else for that matter in relation to the information he is alleged to have given. No physical evidence of a reward was put to the panel, and no such evidence exists," the statement read.
Dubliner Winston is the highest-profile jockey to be banned so far as the HRA meticulously sift through evidence gleaned from the City of London Police as part of a massive, ongoing investigation into alleged corruption. While the police failed to bring charges against Winston, the HRA ruled that Winston was guilty of transgressing the Rules of Racing.
Five Betfair account holders, named as Nicholl, Evans, Glendenning, Roberts and Wilde, were found to have made a profit of around £48,000 betting on 37 races between June 16, 2003, and Feb 29, 2004. It is alleged they were laying horses to lose.
The charges related to 21 horses ridden by Winston, 11 ridden by Fletcher, four by Ferris and two by Fitzpatrick.
Ferris, Fitzpatrick and Fletcher are all 'third division players' in racing's multi-layered riding ranks, but Winston is straight out of the Premier League. But for a horrific race fall, in which he smashed his jaw, Winston would probably have been champion in 2005.
When he landed his first Derby ride last year aboard Papal Bull, owned by John Magnier and his associates, and saddled by the Queen's trainer Sir Michael Stoute, Winston spoke of his pride in finding himself in that position after overcoming injury and a well-publicised drink problem. He had come a long way since riding ponies in the rough estates of Finglas and Ballymun, on the outskirts of Dublin. "There were some tough lads there, and you learnt plenty," he told me.
He also spoke of his hopes to one day make it to the very top. "In a few years, Mick Kinane will have retired, and Kieren Fallon will be nearing the end of his career, and I will only be in my early 30s. I will have had the experience, and I hope I will be able to capitalise on it," he explained.
Winston, who once battled and beat the bottle and overcame serious injury, would not have thought that day, on the eve of the Derby, that a suspension on a corruption charge would be the next obstacle he encountered. Though he will be allowed to work in racing, his role will be greatly diminished now, and only the very loyal will stick by him. Who they might be is the question Winston is now asking himself. ROBERT WINSTON, a young jockey who once dreamed of becoming champion, was suspended for one year yesterday after being found guilty of corruptly passing information to a betting exchange punter through a third party. He is the biggest fish caught by investigators as their trawl of racing's murkier waters intensifies.
Fellow jockeys Robbie Fitzpatrick and Luke Fletcher were handed disqualifications of three years each, while Fran Ferris was disqualified for two years. Ian Nicholl, a former racecourse bookmaker, who painted a picture of himself as a reckless exchange gambler to the disciplinary panel, was warned off indefinitely and is unable to reapply for 10 years.
Four other licensed individuals have also been warned off, with Paul Glendenning handed a three-year-old penalty, while Kim Evans, Joanne Roberts and Tegan Wilde will be banned from entering licenced horseracing premises for two years.
As an incredibly-detailed report of the result and reasons of the inquiry were released, 27-year-old Winston's riding career lay in ruins. His legal representative, Christopher Stewart-Moore, of Ralph Davis Solicitors, issued a statement: "Robert Winston is shocked and disappointed by the HRA (Horseracing Regulatory Authority) disciplinary panel's finding that he was in breach of Rule 243 in giving information for reward.
"This disappointment is tempered to some degree by the panel finding that they accepted that it was no part of the information he gave that he would ride to lose if necessary, and their further finding that in no instance did he, in fact, ride to lose.
"The panel's finding against Mr Winston is based on their 'inference' that Mr Winston received a reward from Mr Nicholl for providing him with information. For the avoidance of doubt, Mr Winston received no reward from Mr Nicholl or anyone else for that matter in relation to the information he is alleged to have given.
"No physical evidence of a reward was put to the panel, and no such evidence exists," the statement read.
Dubliner Robert Winston is the highest-profile jockey to be banned so far as racing's tough ruling body, the Horseracing Regulatory Authority, meticulously sift through evidence gleaned from the City of London Police as part of a massive, on-going investigation into alleged race-fixing.
While the police failed to bring charges against Winston, the disciplinary panel of the HRA ruled that Winston was guilty of passing information that was otherwise not in the public domain, a transgression of Rule 243 of the Rules of Racing.
Five Betfair account holders, named as the former racecourse bookmaker Ian Nicholl, Kim Evans, Paul Glendenning, Joanne Roberts and Tegan Wilde, were found to have made a profit of around £48,000 betting on 37 races between 16 June 2003 and 29 February 2004. It is alleged they were laying horses to lose races on the exchange.
The charges related to 21 horses ridden by Winston, who was informed by the HRA that he had been found guilty of corruption, 24 hours ahead of yesterday's announcement of the suspension, in order to give his lawyers time to prepare a plea of mitigation.
The other jockeys, Fran Ferris, Robbie Fitzpatrick and Luke Fletcher, are all 'third division players' in racing's multi-layered riding ranks, but Winston is straight out of the Premier League. But for an horrific race fall, in which he smashed his jaw, Winston would probably have been champion in 2005.
When he landed his first ride in last year's Derby, aboard Papal Bull, owned by John Magnier and his associates, and saddled by the Queen's trainer Sir Michael Stoute, Winston spoke of his pride in finding himself in that position after overcoming injury and a well-publicised drink problem. He had come a long wsay since riding ponies in the rough estates of Finglas and Ballymun, on the outskirts of Dublin. "There were some tough lads there, and you learnt plenty," he told me.
He also spoke of his hopes to one day make it to the very top as a jockey. "In a few years, Mick Kinane will have retired, and Kieren Fallon will be nearing the end of his career, and I will only be in my early thirties. I will have had the experience, and I hope I will be able to capitalise on it," he explained.
Winston, having beaten both the bottle and serious injury, would not have thought that day, on the eve of the Derby, that a suspension on a corruption charge would be the next obstacle he encountered. Though he will be allowed to work in racing, his role will be greatly diminished now, and only the very loyal will stick by him. Who they might be is the question Winston is now asking himself.
Riders in the storm
Robert Winston, 27, is by far the most successful of the jockeys involved in this case. Born in the Ballymun area of Dublin, where ponies graze on the grass between tenement blocks, he came through the ranks to ride his first winner in 1997 and by 1999 was champion apprentice.
In 2001, he followed in former Champion Jockey Kieren Fallon's footsteps by being appointed stable jockey to successful trainer Lynda Ramsden. Like Fallon, his riding ability also caught the eye of top Newmarket trainer Sir Michael Stoute, who provided him with the Lincoln winner Stream of Gold in 2004. In the same season Winston won his first Group One race, the Cheveley Park Stakes, on Magical Romance.
In 2005, he was in front of Jamie Spencer (who went on to win the title) in the jockeys' championship when he suffered a double fracture of his upper and lower jaw in a serious fall at Ayr that ended his season on the spot. Earlier that summer he had also ridden his first Royal Ascot winner, Masta Plasta in the Norfolk Stakes. His future was looking very bright and it seemed only a matter of time before he became Champion.
Robbie Fitzpatrick started out his career in Ireland with trainer Jim Gorman before following the well-trodden path to Britain, where he joined the North's leading trainer Mark Johnston in 1998. His career was progressing well and in 2006 he rode a career-best 61 winners.
Fran Ferris, 25, has found himself in hot water with both the police and Jockey Club. He is electronically tagged and is under a police curfew order following various incidents outside of racing.
Owing to this situation, in October he became the first person to lose his license because the Jockey Club did not consider him a 'fit and proper person' to hold one.
He began his career with trainer Michael Hourigan in Ireland and there followed spells with Victor Bowens and Pat Hughes. He rode his first winner at Brighton on an Irish-owned horse called Swino for trainer David Evans and afterwards joined the yard before moving on to be apprenticed to Phil McEntee.
Luke Fletcher's career peaked in 2003 when he rode 41 winners but he relinquished his licence last August when this case was brought against him.
Inside Track: the story so far
RAcing's regulatory authorities have always battled against a public perception that the sport was corrupt. Up until recent times proving allegations of corrupt practices had been extremely difficult for them.
A number of previous investigations and cases had fallen apart because of the difficulty of proving charges.
However, with the memorandum of understanding initiated by the betting exchange Betfair, they were handed a new set of tools for investigation. This, plus wall-to-wall television coverage, put them in a strong position.
Betfair, and others involved the betting industry, agreed to work closely with racing's authorities when they suspected unusual betting patterns and, with sophisticated computer software at their disposal, these patterns were much easier to uncover.
A paper trail was now available and, with the authorities being given new powers to seize telephone records, the chances of success in the investigations increased markedly.
The first and highest profile case was the pending prosecution by the City of London Police against jockeys Kieren Fallon, Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams, trainer Alan Berry and a number of unlicensed people. The case is due to be heard at the Old Bailey in September. All deny any wrongdoing.
Further cases have followed and, to date, 14 jockeys, one trainer and numerous unlicensed individuals have been under investigation.
Those banned
Brian Reilly, jockey, 18 months
Dean Williams, jockey, 18 mths
Robert Winston, jockey, 1 year
Fran Ferris, jockey, 2 years
Robbie Fitzpatrick, jockey, 3 years
Luke Fletcher, jockey, 3 years
Banned pending Court proceedings
Kieren Fallon - banned until the case is resolved
Fergal Lynch - banned until the case is resolved
Darren Williams - banned until the case is resolved
Investigations pending
Sean Kelly, jockey
Josh Byrne, jockey
David Nolan, jockey
Fran Ferris, jockey
Phil McEntee, trainer
Tony Culhane, jockey
Dean Mernagh, jockey
Gary Lyons, Press Association reporter
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Fellow riders Robbie Fitzpatrick and Luke Fletcher were handed disqualifications of three years, while Fran Ferris was banned for two years. Ian Nicholl, a former racecourse bookmaker who painted a picture of himself as a reckless exchange gambler to the disciplinary panel, was warned off indefinitely and unable to reapply for 10 years.
Four other unlicensed individuals have also been warned off, with Paul Glendenning handed a three-year penalty, while Kim Evans, Joanne Roberts and Tegan Wilde will be banned from entering licensed horseracing premises for two years.
Winston's legal representative, Christopher Stewart-Moore, of Ralph Davis Solicitors, issued a statement last night saying: "Robert Winston is shocked and disappointed by the HRA [Horseracing Regulatory Authority] disciplinary panel's finding that he was in breach of Rule 243 in giving information for reward. This disappointment is tempered to some degree by the panel finding that they accepted that it was no part of the information he gave that he would ride to lose if necessary, and their further finding that in no instance did he, in fact, ride to lose.
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"The panel's finding against Mr Winston is based on their 'inference' that Mr Winston received a reward from Mr Nicholl for providing him with information. For the avoidance of doubt, Mr Winston received no reward from Mr Nicholl or anyone else for that matter in relation to the information he is alleged to have given. No physical evidence of a reward was put to the panel, and no such evidence exists," the statement read.
Dubliner Winston is the highest-profile jockey to be banned so far as the HRA meticulously sift through evidence gleaned from the City of London Police as part of a massive, ongoing investigation into alleged corruption. While the police failed to bring charges against Winston, the HRA ruled that Winston was guilty of transgressing the Rules of Racing.
Five Betfair account holders, named as Nicholl, Evans, Glendenning, Roberts and Wilde, were found to have made a profit of around £48,000 betting on 37 races between June 16, 2003, and Feb 29, 2004. It is alleged they were laying horses to lose.
The charges related to 21 horses ridden by Winston, 11 ridden by Fletcher, four by Ferris and two by Fitzpatrick.
Ferris, Fitzpatrick and Fletcher are all 'third division players' in racing's multi-layered riding ranks, but Winston is straight out of the Premier League. But for a horrific race fall, in which he smashed his jaw, Winston would probably have been champion in 2005.
When he landed his first Derby ride last year aboard Papal Bull, owned by John Magnier and his associates, and saddled by the Queen's trainer Sir Michael Stoute, Winston spoke of his pride in finding himself in that position after overcoming injury and a well-publicised drink problem. He had come a long way since riding ponies in the rough estates of Finglas and Ballymun, on the outskirts of Dublin. "There were some tough lads there, and you learnt plenty," he told me.
He also spoke of his hopes to one day make it to the very top. "In a few years, Mick Kinane will have retired, and Kieren Fallon will be nearing the end of his career, and I will only be in my early 30s. I will have had the experience, and I hope I will be able to capitalise on it," he explained.
Winston, who once battled and beat the bottle and overcame serious injury, would not have thought that day, on the eve of the Derby, that a suspension on a corruption charge would be the next obstacle he encountered. Though he will be allowed to work in racing, his role will be greatly diminished now, and only the very loyal will stick by him. Who they might be is the question Winston is now asking himself. ROBERT WINSTON, a young jockey who once dreamed of becoming champion, was suspended for one year yesterday after being found guilty of corruptly passing information to a betting exchange punter through a third party. He is the biggest fish caught by investigators as their trawl of racing's murkier waters intensifies.
Fellow jockeys Robbie Fitzpatrick and Luke Fletcher were handed disqualifications of three years each, while Fran Ferris was disqualified for two years. Ian Nicholl, a former racecourse bookmaker, who painted a picture of himself as a reckless exchange gambler to the disciplinary panel, was warned off indefinitely and is unable to reapply for 10 years.
Four other licensed individuals have also been warned off, with Paul Glendenning handed a three-year-old penalty, while Kim Evans, Joanne Roberts and Tegan Wilde will be banned from entering licenced horseracing premises for two years.
As an incredibly-detailed report of the result and reasons of the inquiry were released, 27-year-old Winston's riding career lay in ruins. His legal representative, Christopher Stewart-Moore, of Ralph Davis Solicitors, issued a statement: "Robert Winston is shocked and disappointed by the HRA (Horseracing Regulatory Authority) disciplinary panel's finding that he was in breach of Rule 243 in giving information for reward.
"This disappointment is tempered to some degree by the panel finding that they accepted that it was no part of the information he gave that he would ride to lose if necessary, and their further finding that in no instance did he, in fact, ride to lose.
"The panel's finding against Mr Winston is based on their 'inference' that Mr Winston received a reward from Mr Nicholl for providing him with information. For the avoidance of doubt, Mr Winston received no reward from Mr Nicholl or anyone else for that matter in relation to the information he is alleged to have given.
"No physical evidence of a reward was put to the panel, and no such evidence exists," the statement read.
Dubliner Robert Winston is the highest-profile jockey to be banned so far as racing's tough ruling body, the Horseracing Regulatory Authority, meticulously sift through evidence gleaned from the City of London Police as part of a massive, on-going investigation into alleged race-fixing.
While the police failed to bring charges against Winston, the disciplinary panel of the HRA ruled that Winston was guilty of passing information that was otherwise not in the public domain, a transgression of Rule 243 of the Rules of Racing.
Five Betfair account holders, named as the former racecourse bookmaker Ian Nicholl, Kim Evans, Paul Glendenning, Joanne Roberts and Tegan Wilde, were found to have made a profit of around £48,000 betting on 37 races between 16 June 2003 and 29 February 2004. It is alleged they were laying horses to lose races on the exchange.
The charges related to 21 horses ridden by Winston, who was informed by the HRA that he had been found guilty of corruption, 24 hours ahead of yesterday's announcement of the suspension, in order to give his lawyers time to prepare a plea of mitigation.
The other jockeys, Fran Ferris, Robbie Fitzpatrick and Luke Fletcher, are all 'third division players' in racing's multi-layered riding ranks, but Winston is straight out of the Premier League. But for an horrific race fall, in which he smashed his jaw, Winston would probably have been champion in 2005.
When he landed his first ride in last year's Derby, aboard Papal Bull, owned by John Magnier and his associates, and saddled by the Queen's trainer Sir Michael Stoute, Winston spoke of his pride in finding himself in that position after overcoming injury and a well-publicised drink problem. He had come a long wsay since riding ponies in the rough estates of Finglas and Ballymun, on the outskirts of Dublin. "There were some tough lads there, and you learnt plenty," he told me.
He also spoke of his hopes to one day make it to the very top as a jockey. "In a few years, Mick Kinane will have retired, and Kieren Fallon will be nearing the end of his career, and I will only be in my early thirties. I will have had the experience, and I hope I will be able to capitalise on it," he explained.
Winston, having beaten both the bottle and serious injury, would not have thought that day, on the eve of the Derby, that a suspension on a corruption charge would be the next obstacle he encountered. Though he will be allowed to work in racing, his role will be greatly diminished now, and only the very loyal will stick by him. Who they might be is the question Winston is now asking himself.
Riders in the storm
Robert Winston, 27, is by far the most successful of the jockeys involved in this case. Born in the Ballymun area of Dublin, where ponies graze on the grass between tenement blocks, he came through the ranks to ride his first winner in 1997 and by 1999 was champion apprentice.
In 2001, he followed in former Champion Jockey Kieren Fallon's footsteps by being appointed stable jockey to successful trainer Lynda Ramsden. Like Fallon, his riding ability also caught the eye of top Newmarket trainer Sir Michael Stoute, who provided him with the Lincoln winner Stream of Gold in 2004. In the same season Winston won his first Group One race, the Cheveley Park Stakes, on Magical Romance.
In 2005, he was in front of Jamie Spencer (who went on to win the title) in the jockeys' championship when he suffered a double fracture of his upper and lower jaw in a serious fall at Ayr that ended his season on the spot. Earlier that summer he had also ridden his first Royal Ascot winner, Masta Plasta in the Norfolk Stakes. His future was looking very bright and it seemed only a matter of time before he became Champion.
Robbie Fitzpatrick started out his career in Ireland with trainer Jim Gorman before following the well-trodden path to Britain, where he joined the North's leading trainer Mark Johnston in 1998. His career was progressing well and in 2006 he rode a career-best 61 winners.
Fran Ferris, 25, has found himself in hot water with both the police and Jockey Club. He is electronically tagged and is under a police curfew order following various incidents outside of racing.
Owing to this situation, in October he became the first person to lose his license because the Jockey Club did not consider him a 'fit and proper person' to hold one.
He began his career with trainer Michael Hourigan in Ireland and there followed spells with Victor Bowens and Pat Hughes. He rode his first winner at Brighton on an Irish-owned horse called Swino for trainer David Evans and afterwards joined the yard before moving on to be apprenticed to Phil McEntee.
Luke Fletcher's career peaked in 2003 when he rode 41 winners but he relinquished his licence last August when this case was brought against him.
Inside Track: the story so far
RAcing's regulatory authorities have always battled against a public perception that the sport was corrupt. Up until recent times proving allegations of corrupt practices had been extremely difficult for them.
A number of previous investigations and cases had fallen apart because of the difficulty of proving charges.
However, with the memorandum of understanding initiated by the betting exchange Betfair, they were handed a new set of tools for investigation. This, plus wall-to-wall television coverage, put them in a strong position.
Betfair, and others involved the betting industry, agreed to work closely with racing's authorities when they suspected unusual betting patterns and, with sophisticated computer software at their disposal, these patterns were much easier to uncover.
A paper trail was now available and, with the authorities being given new powers to seize telephone records, the chances of success in the investigations increased markedly.
The first and highest profile case was the pending prosecution by the City of London Police against jockeys Kieren Fallon, Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams, trainer Alan Berry and a number of unlicensed people. The case is due to be heard at the Old Bailey in September. All deny any wrongdoing.
Further cases have followed and, to date, 14 jockeys, one trainer and numerous unlicensed individuals have been under investigation.
Those banned
Brian Reilly, jockey, 18 months
Dean Williams, jockey, 18 mths
Robert Winston, jockey, 1 year
Fran Ferris, jockey, 2 years
Robbie Fitzpatrick, jockey, 3 years
Luke Fletcher, jockey, 3 years
Banned pending Court proceedings
Kieren Fallon - banned until the case is resolved
Fergal Lynch - banned until the case is resolved
Darren Williams - banned until the case is resolved
Investigations pending
Sean Kelly, jockey
Josh Byrne, jockey
David Nolan, jockey
Fran Ferris, jockey
Phil McEntee, trainer
Tony Culhane, jockey
Dean Mernagh, jockey
Gary Lyons, Press Association reporter
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daryl you're right that was an unbelievably accurate piece of riding to finish 4th there on bold max , you must have some horse under you to finish exactly fourth possibly more so than first 
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