Dettori given six-month ban

France Galop on Wednesday completed its disciplinary process in the case of

Frankie Dettori providing a postive sample at Longchamp September 16, and handed

the jockey a six-month ban, which will be effective worldwide. Backdated to

coincide with the France Galop medical commission hearing November 20, it will

run until May 19, 2013.

As protocol dictates, the authority will not reveal the identity of the

substance which caused the failed test.

"France Galop have today announced their findings that Frankie Dettori

committed a breach of their rules relating to prohibited substances," said the

rider's solicitor Christopher Stewart-Moore. "I have spoken to Frankie since the

announcement was made, and he told me he fully accepts France Galop's decision.

He also accepts that he has let down the sport he loves and all those associated

with it, as well as the wider public. Most of all, and this is his greatest

regret, he has let down his wife and his children. He is enormously grateful for

the opportunities that he has been given by owners and trainers over the years,

and for the support of his many fans.

"Racing has been good to Frankie, and he knows that his privileged position

brings with it responsibility," Stewart-Moore continued. "For this reason he is

determined to rebuild his reputation when he returns to the saddle. Frankie

could make excuses. He has, after all, regularly been tested for prohibited

substances throughout his career. He is clear, however, that the responsibility

for his current situation lies squarely with him. From the start of France

Galop's inquiry he has acknowledged to them he has made a mistake and that the

fault was his. Finally, he has asked me to thank everyone for the many messages

of support he and his family have received."

Dettori has also been given instruction to appear before a doctor, appointed

by France Galop's Medical Commission, April 20, 2013.

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