A Sussex jockey is among 13 people accused of corruption in horse racing.

Paul Doe is facing allegations from the British Horseracing Association (BHA) which carry a startingpoint of an eight-year ban.

He is accused of conspiracy to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice and two counts of “deliberately not riding a horse to obtain the best possible placing for personal reward or knowing it has been laid to lose”.

The allegations relate to the running of Edith’s Boy, which finished fourth at Lingfield on March 1, 2009, and Terminate, which finished fifth at Bath on July 23 that year.

He is also accused of passing inside information to betting exchange account holders about the prospects of those horses, and about the running of The Staffy and King of Legend in March 2009 and Sheerjawy at Kempton that April.

In the last five years Mr Doe, from Findon, near Worthing, has ridden 242 winners from 2,434 races. At Brighton Racecourse this week, Mr Doe notched his 20th winner at the course from 74 rides.

The Argus was unable to contact him on Friday.

The BHA investigation relates to horses where gamblers put money on them to lose in ten races between January 17 and August 15, 2009.

Mr Doe is accused of corruption alongside jockeys Greg Fairley, Paul Fitzsimons, who has since become a licensed trainer, Kirsty Milczarek and Jimmy Quinn.

Registered owners Maurice Sines and James Crickmore are facing the corruption allegation and a claim they instructed others to lay their own horses to lose on their behalf.

They and six other men – Peter Gold, Nick Gold, Shaun Harris, David Kendrick, Darren May and Liam Vasey – are accused of corruption and passing inside information to jockeys. A ten-day disciplinary panel hearing has been set for October 20.

The BHA’s acting chief executive, Chris Brand, said: “The charges issued by the authority are the result of a lengthy, detailed and complex investigation, following suspicious betting activity on more than one betting exchange and with traditional bookmakers.

“It is of course of utmost importance that those charged are given a fair hearing and the opportunity to defend themselves and we will therefore make no further comment on the details of this case at this stage.”