Jockeys to answer HRA charges

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”.

Following the Horseracing Regulatory Authority’s (HRA) security department investigation, the riders, former licensed bookmaker Ian Nicholl and four other unlicensed individuals – Kim Evans, Paul Glendenning, Joanne Roberts and Tegan Wilde – have been informed of the various charges in relation to 37 races that took place between June 2003 and February 2004.