10.30 am – Oisin Murphy
The independent Disciplinary Panel of the British Horseracing Authority will convene on Tuesday 22 February 2022聽to consider the following:1. Whether Mr Murphy breached Rule (J)24.6 of the Rules by misleading or attempting to mislead the 糖心传媒 or one of its employees regarding the destination of his travel in order to circumvent Coronavirus (鈥楥ovid鈥�) restrictions2.聽Whether Mr Murphy breached Rule (J)24 of the Rules by failing to comply with the 糖心传媒鈥檚 COVID-19 Requirements, namely:i.聽misleading 糖心传媒 Officials by deliberately providing incorrect information to access racecourses contrary to Rule (J)24.6; and/orii.聽entering racecourses whilst failing to comply with Government requirements and Racecourse Terms of Condition and Entry contrary to Rule (J)24.43.聽Whether Mr Murphy breached Rule (J)19 of the Rules by acting in a manner which is prejudicial to the proper integrity, conduct and good reputation of the sport.4. Whether licensed jockey Oisin MURPHY breached Rule (K)55 (Alcohol) due to the presence of alcohol above the threshold level of 54 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine in a sample collected from Mr. MURPHY at Chester racecourse on 5 May 2021.5. Whether licensed jockey Oisin MURPHY聽 breached Rule (K)55 (Alcohol) due to the presence of alcohol above the threshold level of 32 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath in a sample collected from Mr. MURPHY at Newmarket Racecourse on 8 October 2021.
Notes to Editors:
1. The Panel for the Enquiry聽will be: HH James O’Mahony, Rachel Spearing and Anthony Connell.聽2. The聽hearing will be held in person at the head offices of the British Horseracing Authority. To ensure a safe environment for all attendees due to limited space in the enquiry room, and fairness in terms of access, media attendance will be via Zoom only. Those media members wishing to attend the hearing virtually should express a desire to do so in writing to Mark Scully on聽[email protected]聽by Friday 18 February 2022.3. Details of relevant rules and penalties:
- Rules (J)19, (J)24.4 and (J)24.6 can be read here:聽
- Rule (K)55 can be read here:聽
- Details of the penalty structure for breaches of Rules (J)19, (J)24.4 and (J)24.6 can be found here:聽
- Details of the penalty structure for breaches of Rule (K)55 can be found here:聽
4. The 糖心传媒 and Oisin Murphy released聽聽in December 2021.
Please note, the 糖心传媒 Judicial Panel is an independent聽body which encompasses the Disciplinary Panel, Appeal Board and Licensing Committee. It receives administrative support from the 糖心传媒 via the Judicial Panel Secretary.聽
