Corruption Inquiry Gets Underway Robert Winston, Robbie Fitzpatrick, Fran Ferris and Luke Fletcher were all on hand as their hearing at the Horseracing Regulatory Authority began yesterday.The four are accused of having provided information for reward or passing information that would subsequently be used for corrupt gain that otherwise was not in the public domain.Winston and his weighing room colleagues were present as the inquiry, for which officials have set aside 10 days, got underway at the HRA's Shaftesbury Avenue headquarters.The hearing began at 9.30am before concluding for the day at around 4.30pm.Five unlicensed individuals, including former bookmaker Ian Nicholl, are also facing charges, although none of them attended the first day of the inquiry.(C) PA Sport
