Ruby Walsh: Why did nobody tell Robbie Dunne to sit down, shut up, and behave?

Bust-ups and shouting matches will forever be a part of sport, but so too is the handshake when it is all over or the forced apology between teammates when they disagree, writes Ruby Walsh

Jockey Robbie Dunne. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire.

Shortly after midday on Thursday afternoon Robbie Dunne was found guilty of bullying Bryony Frost and harassing his colleague, whose “vulnerabilities” he intentionally “exploited”, by an independent disciplinary panel at the BHA headquarters in London.

He received an 18-month ban, three of which have been suspended, starting with immediate effect after the panel ruled that he had engaged in conduct online, on the track, and in the weighing room that was prejudicial to the integrity, proper conduct, and good reputation of racing.