Owners , Jocks and trainers on the BHA discipline

Panel.... The UK (bha) announced an new discipline and licensing committee yesterday


Food for thought !

THE PANEL IN FULL

CHAIRMEN

Tim Charlton QC
A disciplinary panel chairman since 2005

Philip Curl
Retired circuit judge and member of disciplinary panel since 2011. Will stand down from stewarding duties

David Fish QC
Practising lawyer and longtime racehorse owner. Outgoing chairman of 32Red

Patrick Milmo QC
Practising lawyer and a longtime owner and breeder

J Stuart Morrison
A retired solicitor and has been racehorse owner since 1990. Also a non-executive director of Ayr racecourse

William Norris QC
Practising lawyer and trustee of the Injured Jockeys Fund

HH Judge James O’Mahony
A circuit judge in Kent

Sebastian Prentis
Practising lawyer and the legally qualified member of the licensing committee. Will continue to sit only on licensing committee cases

MEMBERS

David Adam
A former steward at ten racecourses, including Epsom, Goodwood and Sandown, and a racehorse owner

Tony Connell
A retired Crown Prosecution Service lawyer and a member of several racecourses

Edward Dorrell
Existing member of the disciplinary panel and licensing committee and a steward at six racecourses. Will act only in licensing matters

John Dyer
A practising lawyer and racehorse owner

Chloe Fairley
A practising barrister who rides out regularly and rode the winner of the MacMillan charity race for amateurs at York in 2014

Dr Lyn Griffiths
Former racecourse medical officer and currently a senior medico-legal adviser for the Medical Protection Society

Gardie Grissell
Former trainer who saddled more than 300 winners

Jodie Mogford
Rode around 170 jumps winners and is now assistant trainer to Graeme McPherson. As such, will not sit on any cases involving a licensed trainer

Jenny Pitman OBE
Became first woman to train a Grand National winner, with Corbiere in 1983, and followed up with Royal Athlete in 1995. Also counts two Cheltenham Gold Cups among her many big-race successes

Diana Powles
Existing disciplinary panel member who will now step down from raecourse stewarding

Philip Robinson
Rode more than 1,000 winners on the Flat, including more than 30 Group 1 winners worldwide. Coaching development manager at the British Racing School and as such will not sit on any cases involving his students, past or present

Simon Rowlands
Former Timeform employee and currently chairman of the Horseracing Bettors Forum

Steve Winfield
An owner-breeder and former chairman of the Greyhound Regulatory Board

Yvonne Mee
A retired investigating officer and stable inspector. Will join the panel in July 2018

John de Moraville
Former BHA handicapper for 19 years and previously a Daily Express racing journalist. Will join the panel in November 2018