Bail extended in race-fixing probe
All 27 people arrested in connection with the police investigation into allegations of race-fixing have had their bail extended until October.
Sixteen people, including Kieren Fallon, fellow jockeys Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams, and trainer Karl Burke, were arrested and bailed last September.
A further six people were picked up in October, and in December trainer Alan Berry, jockey Paul Bradley and farrier Steve O’Sullivan were added to the list.
Robert Winston became the fifth jockey to be arrested and bailed at the beginning of last month, and Gyles Parkin joined the list earlier this week.
They had been expected to answer their bail on dates either next month or in May. None of those arrested has been charged with any offence.
Sergeant Julian Goodchild, the media liaison officer for the City of London Police, said: “All 27 have had their bail extended until October. This is a complex investigation and there are likely to be further arrests.
“To accommodate that and to go through the 2,500 listed exhibits we have at this moment in time, which includes a large number of mobile phones and computers, and with still a significant number of races to look at, the decision was taken to extend the bail until then.”
