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    Warbler, it was Jair Du Cochet she backed against Best Mate, in the Peterborough Chase.
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    She probably backed them both, as her reason for doing so was superstition, but it was definitely the King George that I remember
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    Quote Originally Posted by LUKE View Post
    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
    Whether the rule is a nonsense or not is irrelevant. It's the rule.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LUKE View Post
    John Magnier had £10000 on Secreto to beat El Gran Señor in the Derby at 16/1.
    He wasn't a jockey.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Desert Orchid View Post
    Whether the rule is a nonsense or not is irrelevant. It's the rule.


    Fair enough -rules is rules but tell me where the insider dealing is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grasshopper View Post
    Warbler, it was Jair Du Cochet she backed against Best Mate, in the Peterborough Chase.
    Quote Originally Posted by Warbler View Post
    She probably backed them both, as her reason for doing so was superstition, but it was definitely the King George that I remember
    I remember the Jair du cochet one but in truth im sure she did have a tenner on something against him everytime he ran.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LUKE View Post
    Fair enough -rules is rules but tell me where the insider dealing is.
    Any bet struck on the basis of inside information is tantamount to insider dealing on the basis that it's trading to your own advantage on the basis of confidential information. Of course the industry/sport is rife with it and the sport would die if trainers and owners weren't allowed to bet. But jockeys simply aren't allowed to bet. I'd be hugely [and pleasantly] surprised if most jockeys didn't have a way round the rule...

    She almost boasted on TV that she'd backed a 20/1 winner that she'd ridden on the gallops in the run up to the race. In fairness to her, she did reveal this information before the race (and after she'd backed it).
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    Please don't take this personally but you are simply incorrect -riding a horse in a gallop at home will tell you a certain amount but a racecourse presents a different test and success isn't guaranteed for every Nashwan there are probably a dozen Killer Instincts.

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    In my experience very few stable lads make betting pay and are usually over optimistic about their own horses and stable.

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    While she technically held a license at the time, she wasn’t riding professionally. Her average stake was £10. This is a ridiculous storm in a teacup and should result in nothing more than a slap on the wrist.

    It’s certainly not akin to insider dealing/market abuse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LUKE View Post
    Please don't take this personally but you are simply incorrect -riding a horse in a gallop at home will tell you a certain amount but a racecourse presents a different test and success isn't guaranteed for every Nashwan there are probably a dozen Killer Instincts.
    I agree that there is no guarantee of success but it remains access to private information from which to attempt to profit.

    Personally, I wouldn't have a problem with jockeys being allowed to back [to win] something they're riding but how do you police less honest betting activity among jockeys?

    I may be wrong but I presume that's why there's a blanket ban on them betting?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BennyB View Post
    While she technically held a license at the time, she wasn’t riding professionally. Her average stake was £10. This is a ridiculous storm in a teacup and should result in nothing more than a slap on the wrist.
    I agree although it is unclear if her betting activity continued after she resumed riding. That will probably be clarified when the result of the investigation is published.

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    It’s certainly not akin to insider dealing/market abuse.
    Not in the sense that insider dealing can involve so much more than large sums of money but it's the same principle.

    It may be like absent-mindedly walking out of a shop without paying for something compared with organised shoplifting but the law sees it the same way. The difference is in the sentencing when/if found guilty.

    I agree a slap on the wrist will probably suffice but they also need to send out a clear message along the lines of the wonderful ironic French prase 'pour encourager les autres'.

    I reckon they'll fine her a grand or two.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Desert Orchid View Post
    Any bet struck on the basis of inside information is tantamount to insider dealing on the basis that it's trading to your own advantage on the basis of confidential information.
    Not sure I can buy into that argument, DO, as it would effectively exclude owners from backing their own horses.
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    I think we actually agree, GH. In theory, if they're going to blanket ban jockeys from betting they should also do so for owners and trainers, essentially anyone connected to the horse or yard. You see it elsewhere. Go into the entry conditions for a competition from a grocery brand or C4 or ITV etc and the T&Cs will specify anyone connected with the company is disallowed from entering (for transparency reasons), so the poor wee underpaid minion on the production line doesn't get the chance to win a holiday of a lifetime or even just a £5 book voucher.

    But I think they simply accept that it wouldn't work and that the sport/industry would pretty much die if they did. Restricting the ban to jockeys allows them to be seen to be doing something.
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    It will be interesting to see if the episode gets a mention on the ITV racing shows this weekend.

    I don't imagine Turner will be allowed to comment for legal reasons (so probably won't appear) but Chapman has his reputation of 'asking the hard questions'.

    I'd say it's odds-on he goes native on this one and ducks it.
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    Agree it's a tricky one, DO.

    Agree the game would die on its arse, if owners were prevented from betting their own horses.

    Agree preventing jockey's from betting is about as much policing as can reasonably be deployed, without causing a wider issue.

    You we're right - we agree!
    "Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".

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    Rhyming slang?
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    I notice Chapman gave the case a mention in his news roundup this morning. Fair play.
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