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| Jockey Fallon in 'race-fix scam' | Jockey Fallon in 'race-fix scam' |
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| Former 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. |
| Jonathan Caplan QC, prosecuting, said that the charges all related to a "serious allegation of fraud". | Jonathan Caplan QC, prosecuting, said that the charges all related to a "serious allegation of fraud". |
| Six defendants deny conspiracy to defraud customers of the internet betting exchange Betfair. | 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". | 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 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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." | "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." |