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The disgraced Irish trainer Gordon Elliott is unable to go racing during his six-month suspension but that is the only restriction placed on him, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) revealed
27 shares James won the Kim Muir Fulke Walwyn Chase at last year's Cheltenham Festival on Elliott-trained Milan Native, although the dead-horse video had no connection to the Elliott stable. James made an undertaking not to attend a race meeting or point-to-point during his suspension. A tweet on the IHRB's official account following the hearing read: 'Having considered the evidence, the Referrals Committee found Mr James in breach of Rule 272(i) in that he acted in a manner which was prejudicial to the integrity, proper conduct and good reputation of horseracing. 'They imposed a 12-month s...
Irish jockey who was filmed sat on dead horse banned for four months Video of James appeared three days after a photo of trainer Gordon Elliott sitting astride a dead horse on his gallops started circulating 10 March 2021 • 11:12pm Jockey Rob James (top) rode Milan Native to victory for Gordon Elliott (right) at last year's Cheltenham Festival Credit: PA Rob James, the Irish amateur jockey who appeared in a video on social media jumping on the back of a dead racehorse, has had his riding licence suspended for four months (12 months with eight suspended) following a referral hearing of the I...
Rob James tells panel he succumbed to peer pressure when mounting dead horse
UPDATED 6:01PM, MAR 9 2021 The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) hearing into a video of Cheltenham Festival-winning amateur rider Rob James mounting a dead horse in April 2016 will take place on Wednesday. Just days after the image of trainer Gordon Elliott sitting on the ill-fated Morgan circulated on social media, former champion novice point-to-point rider James confirmed his identity in the separate video and issued an apology over the "inappropriate and disrespectful" act. The IHRB confirmed last week an investigation into the matter was underway, but that has now conc...