Jockey Robbie Dunne, last month found guilty of bullying female rider Bryony Frost over a sustained period, has lodged an official appeal with the British Horseracing Authority, reports the Racing Post. A disciplinary panel handed Dunne an 18-month ban for four breaches of rule (J)19, conduct prejudicial to racing; the last three months of the ban were stayed.
“The independent judicial panel has received an appeal from the representatives of Robbie Dunne in relation to the finding and penalty imposed on him by the disciplinary panel after its recent hearing,” reads at statement from the BHA. “The independent judicial panel will now convene an appeal board for the hearing and liaise with representatives of all parties regarding a potential date for the hearing, which will be communicated in due course.”
The chair of the disciplinary panel, Brian Barker, issued the following statement after the decision was handed down in December: “We are unable to accept Mr. Dunne's sweep of denials, criticisms and his reasoning. The tenor and type of language that we find was used towards Ms. Frost is totally unacceptable, whatever the frustrations about her style and whatever the habits of the weighing room. They fall squarely within the ambit of the prohibition set out in the rule.”
Read more at the Racing Post.
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