IRISH jockey Robert Winston was yesterday suspended for one year after being found guilty of various breaches of the Rules of Racing following a Horseracing Regulatory Authority disciplinary hearing.

Jockeys Robert Winston, Fran Ferris, Robbie Fitzpatrick and Luke Fletcher are set to face a Horseracing Regulatory Authority hearing in January.

Jockeys Robert Winston, Fran Ferris, Robbie Fitzpatrick and Luke Fletcher face allegations by British racing’s regulators that they “passed on information for reward and or aided and abetted the commission of a corrupt practice”.