Jamie Kah could resume race riding next week after successful Supreme Court appeal

Star jockey Jamie Kah could make a return to riding by the end of the month after her appeal against her ban was successful.

Star jockey Jamie Kah could resume race riding next week after her Supreme Court appeal of a two-month ban for giving false and/or misleading evidence to stewards was successful.

Kah’s original three month ban for a Covid-19 breach in late August – hosting a gathering at an Airbnb rental in Mornington – will expire at midnight November 25.

The 25-year-old, who accepted her sanction for the gathering itself, launched the Supreme Court challenge in October after being found guilty and penalised for lying to stewards.

However, Justice Niall stopped short of dismissing the charge completely.

“I propose to make an order setting aside the decision of the Victorian Racing Tribunal made in respect to the plaintiff (Kah),” Justice Niall said.

“The position is counsel, I propose to set aside the determination of penalty, I’ll provide parties with an opportunity in relation to any further order.

“Can I indicate for the benefit of counsel that the originating motions seeks by way of relief an order from the court dismissing the charge, although I’m prepared to hear further argument on it, I’m not minded to dismiss the charge.

“It’s no role of the court of course, in judicial reviews, to determine the merits of the charge.”

Jamie Kah’s original ban for a Covid-19 breach ends on November 25. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images

Kah could be the first of the five jockeys implicated in the gathering to return to the racing arena.

Fellow jockeys and gathering attendees Celine Gaudray, Ethan Brown, Mark Zahra and Ben Melham will be eligible to resume in coming weeks and months.

Zahra, Melham and Brown withdrew appeals of three-month suspensions and did not challenge the “false/misleading” evidence charge.

Gaudray did not appeal the three-month ban and pleaded guilty to the false/misleading charge.

Supreme Court Justice Niall Chambers announced the judgment on Wednesday, upholding multiple grounds of appeal including Kah being “denied” procedural fairness.

Justice Niall found the Victorian Racing Tribunal’s decision “did not reflect the charge as made by the stewards”.

Originally published as Jamie Kah could resume race riding next week after successful Supreme Court appeal