Findlay delight at appeal success

HARRY FINDLAY praised the judgement of the British Horseracing Authority’s appeal board after they decided to overturn his six-month disqualification from racing.

Findlay, who will be fined £4,500 instead, appealed on Wednesday against the decision of the BHA disciplinary panel to suspend him for breaching rules against owners laying bets on their own horses on betting exchanges.

The renowned gambler, who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in partnership with Paul Barber, was a net backer – he had placed more money to win than to lose – on his horse Gullible Gordon in races at Exeter and Chepstow.