I can't elaborate further but there are a couple of things we really need to address.

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He's spent about 100 of the last 300 meetings on the sidelines.

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We allow a stay only if riders are declared for a race, and that includes the Melbourne Cup.

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You couldn't ask for better at this stage.

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He's in the best three jockeys in the world.

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I had a talk to him and his boss (Lee Hope) today when they called in.

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If a rider appeals against a suspension in, say, a Cox Plate, the right to ride on Derby Day at Flemington a week later and in the Melbourne Cup will be at the discretion of the Appeals Board.

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If he comes here with a clearance and there's nothing untoward in our discussions, then he will be able to ride in Melbourne.

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If we thought for one minute it was anything more than an error of judgment, rest assured we would have taken action.

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