Jockey Harry Bentley Suspended for Two Months and Fined HK$300,000 for Improper Conduct

Charges Unrelated to Betting, Wagering, or Race Fixing; Bentley to Resume Riding in January

Jockey Harry Bentley has been handed a two-month suspension and a HK$300,000 fine for improper conduct, which includes inappropriate communications about horses he had ridden, using a private mobile phone provided by unregistered persons, agreeing to accept a payment for a race he had ridden in, and providing false or misleading statements.
Bentley's suspension has been backdated to when he was stood down on November 3, meaning he will be free to ride again at the Happy Valley meeting on January 4.
The charges against Bentley are not related to giving tips, betting, wagering, race fixing or accepting payment ahead of race riding.
Bentley has been a member of the Hong Kong jockeys’ roster since April 2021 and has missed three meetings already and will be sidelined for another 15 Hong Kong fixtures.
The stewards took into consideration Bentley's guilty plea, the nature and circumstances of the breach, including that the evidence established that Bentley did not receive the payment as detailed, his personal and professional circumstances at the time of the offence and his unblemished record in relation to similar offences.