Jamie Kah’s barrister requests misleading stewards case be heard urgently

Jamie Kah’s barrister wants her hearing into charges of misleading stewards to be dealt with urgently because of “very serious” matters happening in the background.

Jamie Kah will face the Victorian Racing Tribunal on Monday. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images

Star jockey Jamie Kah will face a contested hearing before the Victorian Racing Tribunal on Monday in relation to the charge of misleading stewards.

Barrister Damian Sheales, acting on behalf of Kah, said the case needed to be dealt with urgently as the 25-year-old has “very serious” matters ”going on in the background”.

“To close off other matters going on in the background we really seek an urgent date to end the matter,” Sheales said.

“There are things going on in the background that really now make this more pressing.

“I don’t really want to raise publicly the things going on in the background and they are very serious.”

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Damian Sheales is acting for Jamie Kah. Picture: Getty Images

Kah elected not to appeal a three-month suspension for her alleged involvement in an illegal Mornington Airbnb party.

Judge John Bowman approved the need for what is expected to be a short contest to be expedited.

Sheales told the VRT Directions Hearing on Thursday he would only be making a brief submission.

Transcripts of interviews with stewards during the jockey party probe could be tabled.

The charge for misleading stewards relates to Kah allegedly not being forthcoming about the attendance of other jockeys at the party.

After initially charging four jockeys – Kah, Ben Melham, Ethan Brown and Celine Gaudray – stewards confirmed Mark Zahra as the sixth attendee.

Separate Directions Hearings involving Mark Zahra, Ben Melham and Ethan Brown will be heard on Thursday morning.

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