Danny Brock, who rode on the Flat from 2009 to 2021, has been disqualified from racing for 15 years for deliberately stopping his mount in three races in December 2018 and March 2019. Sean McBride, the assistant trainer at a stable in Newmarket belonging to his father, Philip, has been disqualified for seven years for his part in the race-fixing conspiracy, while three more individuals – Eugene Maloney, Luke Howells and Andrew Perring – have been excluded from the sport for at least 15 years.
In two of the races at the heart of the case, Brock ensured that Jane Chapple-Hyam’s Mochalov did not win after significant “lay” bets were placed against the horse on the Betfair betting exchange.
