September date for Fallon disrepute charge

JOCKEY CLUB officials are hoping to hear the inquiry into disrepute charges against Kieren Fallon and John Egan sometime in September.

News of a possible date for the hearing came yesterday - on the day it was revealed that the champion jockey will not face charges of accepting money or benefit in kind for tips following allegations by a Sunday newspaper.

John Maxse, director of public relations at the Jockey Club, explained: “A letter was sent out earlier this week which would have contained the information that Rule 243 (a jockey shall not communicate directly or indirectly to any person for any material reward, gift, favour or benefit in kind for information about a horse which is not publicly available) was not going to be inquired into.