BHA charge 8 in Sabre Light case The British Horseracing Authority have charged eight people, including trainer Jeff Pearce and jockey Jerry O'Dwyer, over the running and riding of a horse at Lingfield two years ago. Former Classic-winning trainer Geoff Huffer is one of the other individuals to have been charged following Sabre Light's fifth-placed finish in the Holly And The Ivy Claiming Stakes on December 17, 2008. The five other individuals to have been charged are Gary Banham, Mark Benton, Peter Root, Sharon Williams and Fran O'Brien. A disciplinary panel hearing will be convened in due course.
