Jockey Eddie Ahern returns after ten-year ban wondering is the racing bug still there

A former Irish champion apprentice, Ahern was found guilty by a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice in relation to the laying of five horses 

MOVING ON: Eddie Ahern celebrates his 2011 Irish St Ledger win with Duncan, who edged Jukebox Jury in a dead heat.

Classic-winning jockey Irish Eddie Ahern, whose 10-year ban for passing on inside information and failing to ride a horse on its merits came to an end in May, is exploring all options for the future as he begins riding out for William Haggas.

The 45-year-old Tipperary man was in situ at Somerville Lodge on Monday morning, although a serious leg injury could put paid to any thoughts of a return to race-riding for the time being.