JOCKEYS Greg Fairley, Paul Doe, Jimmy Quinn and Kirsty Milczarek were all disqualified from racing following the publication of a lengthy investigation into alleged corruption by the British Horseracing Authority yesterday.

By far the heaviest punishment went to Fairley and Doe, both of whom quit riding earlier in the year, as they were handed bans of 12 years each, while Milczarek will be banned for two years and Quinn for six months.

Milczarek intends to appeal against the findings, while Quinn, a veteran of the weighing room, does not.

The jockeys were found by the BHA disciplinary panel to have been involved in a betting ring masterminded by two registered owners, Maurice Sines and James Crickmore, from charges relating to 10 races between January 17, 2009 and August 15, 2009.

Sines and Crickmore were each disqualified for 14 years and there were punishments for five other accomplices.

Former jockey Paul Fitzsimons, now a trainer, was found not guilty.

Doe and Fairley were the only two riders found guilty of deliberately ensuring horses did not run on their merits.

Quinn and Milczarek were found in breach of the old Rule 201 (v) ‘Guilty of or conspires with any other person for the commission of, or connives at any other person being guilty of, any corrupt or fraudulent practice in relation to racing in this or any other country’.

Both jockeys were in action yesterday, with Milczarek riding a winner at Lingfield, but the penalties take effect from midnight and they cannot take other booked mounts.

Milczarek was also found in breach of former Rule 243 ‘Passing information for reward’, but her solicitor, Christopher Stewart-Moore, said: “We think the Panel’s reasoning is flawed and we’re going to be appealing to the BHA appeal board as Kirsty was not involved in any conspiracy of any kind.”

Those disqualified have seven days, after the full reasons for findings and penalties are published, within which to appeal against the findings.