Pearce warned off in Sabre hearing

TEN people, including trainer Jeff Pearce, former trainer Geoff Huffer and jockey Jerry O’Dwyer, have been warned off by the British Horseracing Authority at the conclusion of the Sabre Light affair.

The investigation concerned the horse’s fifth-placed finish in the Holly And The Ivy Claiming Stakes at Lingfield on December 17, 2008.

Pearce and Huffer were found guilty of conspiring to ensure Sabre Light did not run on his merits and were disqualified for three and four years respectively.