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Police accused of incompetence and hiding 'timebomb' evidence

POLICE heading the failed race-fixing inquiry were accused in court of incompetence, abusing their powers and misleading the court.

Detectives came under attack for "burying" evidence and compromising their own integrity.

In addition, they asked the British Horseracing Authority to contribute to the cost of the inquiry and a senior officer was accused of losing impartiality by applying for a job at the BHA as the trial opened.

But the case was ultimately lost by the detectives' decision taken with Crown lawyers to call in as an expert witness senior Australian steward Ray Murrihy, who had no knowledge of British racing.

The man most under fire was Detective Inspector Mark Manning who was ...

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