"More importantly, Kieren and a lot of other jockeys are becoming increasingly concerned that their reputations are being dragged through the mud simply because betting exchanges are suggesting there has been suspicious betting activity before a race.
"A reputation takes years to build up and seconds to knock down and, by pursuing this perception-led policy, the Jockey Club are just giving people a huge stick to beat racing's image with."
The Jockey Club's PR director John Maxse could not confirm when the hearing into yesterday's events would take place but stressed all angles need to be taken into account.
"We want to deal with this as quickly as we can but first we have to establish what evidence we have," he said.
"We're in the process of appointing a full-time betting analyst. The policy of dealing with advance information is evolving, but it'd be wrong not to take into account the information they can provide."
