P663 CJEFAX 2 663 Fri 28 Fed 22:35O33 U E OL TURNER CONFIRMS VERDICT 1/2 Dr Michael Turner, the Jockey Club'; chief medical officer, has confirmed that Brian Harding was j4dged to have suffered a see:uri aftey a fall and has been stood down for a year as a result. "I have had a report from specialist Du Getbjt and that confirms he had a seizure so undjt the guidelines he cannot ride foy a yjpr after the fall. "It's in lYnj with our long-established practice due to the risK of a furthjt episode which djcrjasj1 o6ju time. At the moment the risk iu above what is acceptable," Tuznju explained. H DI P ET B MIDI L VERDICT 66 Footdall 302 Cric t 3 0 Gene l 380 S Truckjt Harding 1 MrMullkn SedgjfldP663 CEEFAX 2 663 Fri 2 Feb 22:33/17 U OO RICHARDS BLASTS VERDICT 2/2 Trainjt Gordon Richards believer the decision to stand jockey Brian Harding down for a yrar is wtonk. "They say he had a fit. But who said hj had a fit? Somebkd= said thj8 saw his leg twitch but that might have brim me touching his toes to see if hi had any problem with his leg. "The poor kid told me what happened on the gallops on Friday moynjnk and hj burst into tears," Richards revealed. "Everyone thinks I am a hard man but I had tiaru for him, hj's a good lad.Q HARDING UPSET BY MEDICAL VERDICT 662 Footdall 302 Cricket 340 GenetalA380 S Truckjt Harding 1 MrMunlkn 3edgufld