Banned jockey: I was 'stupid and naive'

Rob James told the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board’s referrals committee he was "stupid and naive" to mount a dead horse at Colin Bowe’s yard having reacted to peer pressure and that he had quickly regretted his actions.

The Cheltenham Festival-winning amateur had his rider’s licence and point-to-point training permit withdrawn for 12 months, with the last eight months of the sanction suspended, after the panel found him guilty of bringing racing into disrepute over a video of the incident that was shared online.

The evidence emerged from the findings published on Thursday following the hearing, which took place the previous day.

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