- Farrelly found to have seriously breached regulations
- Somerset trainer has right to appeal after seven years
Johnny Farrelly, who has trained from a stable in Somerset since 2013, has been permanently excluded from racing with the right to a review after seven years for serious breaches of the sport’s safeguarding regulations, the British Horseracing Authority said on Tuesday in a statement.
Farrelly was found to have committed six breaches of Section 4 in the BHA’s safeguarding measures, which came into force in January 2019, and one breach of a rule under Section 6. Section 4 covers prohibited conduct and the protection of young persons and adults at risk, while Section 6 covers cooperation with BHA investigators and the prevention of “detriment on the ground or belief that [a] Person or party has reported a safeguarding concern”.