FORMER Bendigo jockey nash Rawiller has been banned for 15 months by Hong Kong Jockey Club stewards for breaches of the racing jurisdiction’s strict betting regulations.
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Rawiller, who has 58 Group 1 wins in Australia, was stood down on Wednesday at the end of the inquiry, which found the 48-year-old guilty of having an interest in a bet and receiving a benefit for providing tips.
Her faced two charges, he did not enter a plea and was found guilty on both counts.
Two 15-month disqualifications were imposed and they will be served concurrently.
Stewards started the inquiry on Tuesday after receiving a report from the Hong Kong Jockey Club's security and integrity department following an interview with Rawiller earlier that day.
The stewards report posted on the HKJB website said: “There was no evidence before the stewards that N Rawiller had ridden any hors ein Hong Kong with the intention other than to obtain the best possible placing for the horse.
“Further, the evidence before stewards was that N Rawiller had only tipped horses ridden by him and never horses he had ridden against.”
The HKJC’s executive director Andrew Harding said overseas racing authorities had been notified and the club would not comment on the details of the
Rawiller has been based in Hong Kong for four years and is third in this season's jockeys' premiership with 40 winners.
Chris Munce was the last jockey to be charged in Hong Kong in relation to betting.
Arrested in July, 2006, Munce spent 13 months in jail in Australia after serving six months of his prison term in Hong Kong.
Rawiller has 274 Group and Listed race wins in Australia and has pent the past four years riding in Hong Kong.
He has until noon today (Thursday) to appeal the ban.
- with AAP
