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Jockey Fallon in 'race-fix scam' Jockey Fallon in 'race-fix scam'
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Champion jockey Kieren Fallon took part in a race-fixing plot, an Old Bailey jury has been told. Champion jockey Kieren Fallon and two other riders deliberately lost races as part of a betting conspiracy, an Old Bailey jury has been told.
Mr Fallon and two other jockeys agreed to make horses lose in 27 races, prosecutors told the court.Mr Fallon and two other jockeys agreed to make horses lose in 27 races, prosecutors told the court.
The scheme helped a syndicate organised by businessman Miles Rodgers defraud customers of the online betting exchange Betfair, jurors heard. Jonathan Caplan QC, prosecuting, said that the charges all related to a "serious allegation of fraud".
Six defendants deny conspiracy to defraud and Mr Rodgers also denies concealing the proceeds of crime. Six defendants deny conspiracy to defraud customers of the internet betting exchange Betfair.
Mr Caplan, prosecuting, said the charges related to a "serious allegation of fraud" which "undermines the integrity of the sport".
The scheme helped a syndicate organised by businessman Miles Rodgers defraud customers of Betfair, jurors heard.
THE DEFENDANTS Kieren Fallon, 42, from Tipperary, IrelandFergal Lynch, 29, from Boroughbridge, N YorkshireDarren Williams, 29, from Leyburn, N YorkshireShaun Lynch, 37, from Londonderry, N IrelandMiles Rodgers, 38, from Silkstone, S YorkshirePhilip Sherkle, 42, from Tamworth, Staffs
Mr Caplan said Mr Rogers , from South Yorkshire, was the "prime mover" of the conspiracy and stood to gain the most from it.
He said Mr Rogers passed on instructions to jockeys Darren Williams and Fergal Lynch by mobile phone but used intermediaries to contact Mr Fallon.
Mr Caplan said: "The defendants in this race did not fix races to ensure a horse won. On the contrary, they fixed the races to ensure that the horses in question lost.
"The object of the conspiracy was to wager large amounts of money on a particular horse to lose in each of those races whilst knowing that the jockey was prepared, if necessary, to cheat by stopping his horse."