Colin Phillips
At the Start
Story from the Sporting Life site:
LYNCH REFUSED JOCKEY'S LICENCE
Fergal Lynch's bid to regain his jockey's licence has been refused by a licensing committee of the British Horseracing Authority.
The committee rejected his application as they felt he was not a suitable, or "fit and proper", person.
Their concerns arose from the breaches of the rules of racing he committed in 2004, his failure to be candid at a previous licensing hearing in December, and his failure to admit his misconduct until June 2009.
The BHA also had doubts about the way Lynch, 32, was seeking a British licence in order to enable him to ride in the USA where his brother, Cathal, is a trainer in Pennsylvania.
Lynch moved to the US in 2008, but in July 2009 his licence was withdrawn at Philadelphia Park, where he had been leading rider.
That decision followed a long-running BHA disciplinary inquiry at which Lynch admitted stopping a horse, supplying inside information about six of his rides, and associating with the disqualified Miles Rodgers.
Lynch subsequently agreed not to ride in the US until he had secured clearance in Britain, and last January paid the £50,000 fine he had accepted as part of his plea agreement with the BHA.
LYNCH REFUSED JOCKEY'S LICENCE
Fergal Lynch's bid to regain his jockey's licence has been refused by a licensing committee of the British Horseracing Authority.
The committee rejected his application as they felt he was not a suitable, or "fit and proper", person.
Their concerns arose from the breaches of the rules of racing he committed in 2004, his failure to be candid at a previous licensing hearing in December, and his failure to admit his misconduct until June 2009.
The BHA also had doubts about the way Lynch, 32, was seeking a British licence in order to enable him to ride in the USA where his brother, Cathal, is a trainer in Pennsylvania.
Lynch moved to the US in 2008, but in July 2009 his licence was withdrawn at Philadelphia Park, where he had been leading rider.
That decision followed a long-running BHA disciplinary inquiry at which Lynch admitted stopping a horse, supplying inside information about six of his rides, and associating with the disqualified Miles Rodgers.
Lynch subsequently agreed not to ride in the US until he had secured clearance in Britain, and last January paid the £50,000 fine he had accepted as part of his plea agreement with the BHA.