Amateur jockey gets support over fixing investigation
The Amateur Jockeys’ Association have lent their support to Dale Jewett following his arrest as part of the ongoing City Of London police investigation into alleged race-fixing.
Jewett, 25, was arrested in Cumbria on Thursday morning on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud before being questioned and later released on bail until July 3.
Chief executive of the Amateur Jockeys’ Association Sarah Oliver said in a statement: “The Amateur Jockeys’ Association are saddened to learn of Dale Jewett’s arrest and subsequent release on bail.
“We fully support all of our members in times of adversity.
“The tarnishing of his reputation can only hinder his riding opportunities, which are hard enough to come by for any amateur jockey.”
On Monday, 27 people, including former champion jockey Kieren Fallon, had their bail extended until the same date.
Fallon had been due to answer bail this month along with weighing room colleagues Robert Winston, Fergal Lynch, Darren Williams and Paul Bradley.
Trainers Alan Berry and Karl Burke were also due to reappear. All deny any wrongdoing.
Jewett’s arrest is the first since last September in an investigation - codenamed Operation Crypton – which began in January 2004.
The inquiry has been looking at more than 80 races and more than 130 officers have worked on the case.
At least 19 addresses have been raided.
Jewett, whose biggest success in the saddle came aboard the Divet Hill in the Fox Hunters’ Chase at Aintree in 2003, has had two rides in the last fortnight, finishing second in a hunter chase at Sedgefield on the first occasion.
