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Star Aussie jockey faces five-month ban after pleading guilty to betting £9,900 through his wife’s account

, Star Aussie jockey faces five-month ban after pleading guilty to betting £9,900 through his wife’s account

TOP Aussie rider Ben Melham has been banned for five months after pleading guilty to a number of betting charges.

Melham placed a number of bets through his partner’s betting account on races he wasn’t riding in.

Melham will be on the sidelines for five months

The Group 1 winning-jockey admitted the charges at a hearing that concerned bets totalling close to £10,000.

But the Aussie stewards through out the charges related to races Melham was riding in.

It meant Melham, 32, avoided a potential two-year ban.

He was first hit with seven charges at the end of April but has been free to ride throughout the year, including the Melbourne Cup meeting, until his case was heard.

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The hearing finished on Wednesday in Australia after long-delays caused by COVID.

The three charges admitted relate to offences between March and May.

One charge concerned 20 bets totalling £8000 over a four-hour period on March 30 after initially placing £1700 in cash in his partner Karlie Dales’ betting account.

Melham was also charged with providing false evidence in an interview conducted back in September last year.

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