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Television chef Clarissa Dickson-Wright and racehorse trainer Sir Mark Prescott have both pleaded guilty to hunting offences in North Yorkshire.Television chef Clarissa Dickson-Wright and racehorse trainer Sir Mark Prescott have both pleaded guilty to hunting offences in North Yorkshire.
Dickson-Wright of Midlothian, Scotland, and Prescott, of Newmarket, Suffolk, admitted attending two hare coursing events near Malton in March 2007. Dickson-Wright of Midlothian, and Prescott, of Newmarket, Suffolk, admitted attending two hare coursing events near Malton in March 2007.
Neither appeared in person at Scarborough Magistrates' Court.Neither appeared in person at Scarborough Magistrates' Court.
The private prosecution was brought by the International Fund for Animal Welfare.The private prosecution was brought by the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Dickson-Wright, a former barrister, rose to fame in the BBC cookery programme Two Fat Ladies.Dickson-Wright, a former barrister, rose to fame in the BBC cookery programme Two Fat Ladies.
Prescott is a prolific trainer of winners from his Newmarket yard.Prescott is a prolific trainer of winners from his Newmarket yard.
Hare coursing was outlawed at the same time as fox hunting with hounds.Hare coursing was outlawed at the same time as fox hunting with hounds.