Robbie Dunne makes winning return after 10-month suspension, guiding Ernesto to victory in Hereford
Robbie Dunne makes winning return guiding Ernesto to victory in Hereford, after 10-month suspension for bullying and harassing another jockey
- Robbie Dunne made a winning return on Tuesday, leading Ernesto at Hereford
- The jockey had been banned for ten months for bullying and harassment
- Dunne’s fiancee Katie Barraclough said he ‘wants to let his riding do the talking’
Jockey Robbie Dunne made a winning return from a 10-month suspension when he partnered Ernesto to victory at Hereford on Tuesday.
The Irish rider was initially banned in December for 18 months, with three months suspended, having been found to have bullied and harassed fellow jockey Bryony Frost.
His suspension was subsequently reduced to 10 months on appeal, leaving Dunne free to return to the saddle from last weekend.
Ernesto, nearside, was a winner on jockey Robbie Dunne’s return to the saddle after 10 months
His Hereford comeback comprised three rides for three different handlers, with Ian Williams supplying the winner, who led close home to beat Jen’s Boy.
Ernesto’s owner Colin Mander, who runs his horses under the Midtech banner, said: ‘Everybody deserves second chances in life. It’s nice to see him back and back on a winner.’
Dunne did not offer any comment after the victory but his fiancee, Katie Barraclough, said: ‘Robbie just wants to let his riding do the talking. It has been difficult, as you can imagine.’
The jockey was subject to a week-long hearing at British Horseracing Authority headquarters last year, where an independent panel found him in breach of the rules covering conduct prejudicial to the integrity, proper conduct and good reputation of racing for a series of incidents in 2020, between February 13 and September 3.
Dunne was suspended after being found guilty of bullying and harassing another jockey
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