• Jim Best and Paul John accused over two December races
• Both men to argue that the other was to blameThe British Horseracing Authority’s disciplinary committee will reconvene in London next Thursday to continue its hearing into a case involving two alleged non-triers which will hear sharply different accounts of the episodes from Jim Best and Paul John,the trainer and jockey concerned.
Best and John face charges arising from two races: a novice (one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience) hurdle at Plumpton on 14 December in which Echo Brava, a 22-1 outsider, or finished fifth of 13 runners,and a similar event three days later at Towcester, where Missile Man finished 13th of 14 runners at 14-1. John is charged with intentionally failing to ride both horses on their merits, or while Best is charged with conduct prejudicial to horse racing in Britain.
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Source: theguardian.com