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I don't think it's a non-story as such, GH.

Had it been any other jockey found to have placed bets while holding a licence it would have been as big a deal as doping.
 
That's the point. She was betting while she still held the licence and was riding in exhibition events in the lead-up to her comeback.

One the one side, there's utter naivety in what she did which I find entirely forgivable.

On the other, she was betting based on her inside knowledge of what was going on in certain stables. She had 160-odd bets in quite a short time span. That seems quite a lot to me.

At its most innocent, it's immeasurable stupidity.

At its most sinister, it's insider dealing.

The gap in between is huge and the truth of the matter lies somewhere in there.

She'll probably get a slap on the wrist.
 
If the details of the story are correct, and she had no other betting account, then it's all very small beer.

I'd be more worried about certain other recently retired jockeys who seem to be remarkably well versed in the ways of betting.
 
Desert Orchid said:
That's the point. She was betting while she still held the licence and was riding in exhibition events in the lead-up to her comeback.

One the one side, there's utter naivety in what she did which I find entirely forgivable.

On the other, she was betting based on her inside knowledge of what was going on in certain stables. She had 160-odd bets in quite a short time span. That seems quite a lot to me.

At its most innocent, it's immeasurable stupidity.

At its most sinister, it's insider dealing.

The gap in between is huge and the truth of the matter lies somewhere in there.

She'll probably get a slap on the wrist.
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Based on this you don't really understand what insider dealing is.
 
I actually don't see the problem, or the difference between her placing the bets or a stable staff member who - were she indeed privy to information, and her profit would suggest she was - would have just the same info.

If she were riding in the race then that's very different but she wasn't.
 
Are we to believe that no flat jockey-never mind jumps jockey has a bet at the festival or Grand National.
 
Tbh a bit of common sense should prevail in situations like this (although it never seems to) having a cheeky tenna on here and there on races she's not even involved with jesus wept ! Hardly the next Graham Bradley. What an utter, utter waste of time and money. How many hearings and all that crap will take place over this at what cost to a sport "struggling for money" .

Complete Joke imo.
 
Regardless of what I or anyone else thinks of jockeys having a tenner on here or there, it's banned. No grey areas. End of.
 
Can you give me one example of insider dealing from the 160 bets and suggest an appropriate punishment.The rule is a nonsense and out of touch with modern realities when you have Henderson making sensitive announcements on the uni bet website and every half decent jockey having a newspaper column.
 
My favourite has to be Henrietta Knight admitting post race on live TV interview that she didn't mind losing the King George (Best Mate) to Florida Pearl, because she'd backed the winner
 
She probably backed them both, as her reason for doing so was superstition, but it was definitely the King George that I remember
 
LUKE said:
Can you give me one example of insider dealing from the 160 bets and suggest an appropriate punishment.The rule is a nonsense and out of touch with modern realities
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Whether the rule is a nonsense or not is irrelevant. It's the rule.
 
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