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Robert Cooper

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Name: Robert Cooper

Title: Director-General - Directorate-General E - External Economic Relations, Common Foreign and Security Policy (European Union)

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First Reported Jan 20 2012 - Updated Jan 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Whip meeting 'productive' - BHA

Representatives of the weighing room and the training ranks met with British Horseracing Authority officials, including the incoming chief executive Paul Bittar, in London on Friday to discuss the controversial whip rules.The sanctions were originally ... [ Published Jan 20 2012 by Peterborough Evening Telegraph ]

Entities: Kevin Darley, Robert Winston, Robert Cooper, British Horseracing Authority

First Reported Jan 16 2012 - Updated Jan 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Darley: Discretion key to whip rule

Jockeys' representatives will urge racecourse stewards to use more discretion when applying the whip rules when they meet with the British Horseracing Authority on Friday. The rules have proved difficult to put into practice since being introduced in ... [ Published Jan 16 2012 by Wharfvalley ]

Entities: Kevin Darley, British Horseracing Authority, Robert Winston, Robert Cooper

First Reported Jan 15 2012 - Updated Jan 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Jockeys have fresh date with ruling body to discuss whip rules row

• Paul Bittar among those expected at meeting on Friday• Fears that controversy may overshadow CheltenhamThe Professional Jockeys Association will meet the British Horseracing Authority on Friday to discuss the continuing controversy over the regulator's ... [ Published Jan 15 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Kevin Darley, Robert Cooper, British Horseracing Authority

First Reported Jan 15 2012 - Updated Jan 15 2012 - 2 Documents

WILL IN THE WARS AFTER BRAVE WIN

YESTERDAY'S ACTIONStruggling jockey Will Kennedy won and lost at Kempton yesterday as he landed a massive public gamble on 9-2 favourite Swincombe Flame.Kennedy got his horse home by a nose in a driving finish from Featherbed Lane, but was immediately ... [ Published Jan 15 2012 by Mirror.co.uk ]

Entities: Philip Hobbs, Nick Williams, Menorah

First Reported Jan 15 2012 - Updated Jan 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Robert Winston

Everyone has an opinion after the latest whip bans

Well, after a spell out of the spotlight the dreaded whip ban furore has flared up again. I hesitate to say it was only a matter of time, as it seemed that after the initial teething problems things were settling down and the jockeys were doing a fantastic ... [ Published Jan 15 2012 by RacingPost.com ]

Entities: Robert Cooper, Robert Winston, MAMMOTH

First Reported Jan 14 2012 - Updated Jan 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Winning jockey given whip-use ban

Jockey Will Kennedy has been handed a seven-day whip ban and told to forfeit his prize money after winning at Kempton.Kennedy won the prestigious Lanzarote Hurdle on 9-2 favourite Swincombe Flame but was penalised for excessive use."You work your backside ... [ Published Jan 14 2012 by BBC ]

Entities: Robert Winston, Robert Cooper, British Horseracing Authority, Galvanisation

First Reported Jan 13 2012 - Updated Jan 13 2012 - 2 Documents

Betfair Group Ltd

Mullins pair out to continue bumper domination

Exchange users frustrated by Betfair failure 3:06pm 13 Jan 2012Explosion at protest as Italian racing crisis heightens 12:54pm 13 Jan 2012Wetherby to inspect before Saturday's card 12:35pm 13 Jan 2012Deep Impact date for Yoshida buy Sarafina 11:59am ... [ Published Jan 13 2012 by RacingPost.com ]

Entities: Robert Cooper, Betfair Group Ltd, Ryanair Holdings plc

First Reported Jan 13 2012 - Updated Jan 13 2012 - 3 Documents

Jockeys hit by whip crackdown

After a period of hibernation, the new whip rules resurfaced on racing's emotional register yesterday when two jockeys — albeit at opposite extremes of the spectrum — picked up a staggering 74 days' suspension between them.One, Robert Cooper, is an amateur ... [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Belfast Telegraph ]

Entities: Robert Winston, Robert Cooper, Peter Buchanan, Dark Matter, Hibernation

First Reported Jan 12 2012 - Updated Jan 13 2012 - 14 Documents

Robert Cooper vows to carry on despite whip ban

Defiant Shropshire amateur jockey Robert Cooper has vowed to bounce back from his unprecedented 52-day whip ban – and made his point with a stunning winner at Fontwell.The 34-year-old, from Wigmore, Ludlow, has been hit by the mammoth suspension by a ... [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Shropshire Star ]

Entities: Robert Cooper, John Needham, British Horseracing Authority, MAMMOTH

First Reported Jan 12 2012 - Updated Jan 13 2012 - 3 Documents

USA: Injured O'Prado Again out of Kentucky Derby

Musselburgh gets green light after mild night 7:30am 13 Jan 2012Question of the Day - January 13 6:02pm 12 Jan 2012Dooney Rock has owner dreaming of Cheltenham 7:26pm 12 Jan 2012REPORT: Musir mauls rivals in Meydan feature 6:37pm 12 Jan 2012Winston ... [ Published Jan 13 2012 by RacingPost.com ]

Entities: Kentucky Derby, Robert Cooper, United States

First Reported Jan 12 2012 - Updated Jan 13 2012 - 2 Documents

HUMPHREY SETS SIGHTS ON CHELTENHAM

Carpincho could form part of a small but select Cheltenham Festival team for Sarah Humphrey after his victory at Fontwell.Humphrey has already reached 22 winners for 2011-12, having not exceeded single figures for a jumping year until now, but just as ... [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Sporting Life ]

Entities: Robert Cooper, Disability, Lee Edwards

First Reported Jan 12 2012 - Updated Jan 12 2012 - 1 Documents

Grand National prize-money edges closer to £1m

Betfair signs information sharing deal for London 2012 2:26pm 12 Jan 2012UAE: Emmrooz goes for Jebel Ali Stakes repeat 12:39pm 12 Jan 2012Fairyhouse next for Ryanair hope Noble Prince 12:38pm 12 Jan 2012Al Ferof heads strong Champion Chase entry for Nicholls ... [ Published Jan 12 2012 by RacingPost.com ]

Entities: Sandown (United States), Nicholls (United States), Robert Cooper

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Whip meeting 'productive' - BHA [ Published Jan 20 2012 by Peterborough Evening Telegraph ]
Darley: Discretion key to whip rule [ Published Jan 16 2012 by Wharfvalley ]
Jockeys have fresh date with ruling body to dis... [ Published Jan 15 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Captain Sunshine and Sam Thomas fall at the las... [ Published Jan 15 2012 by Irish Independent ]
WILL IN THE WARS AFTER BRAVE WIN [ Published Jan 15 2012 by Mirror.co.uk ]
Everyone has an opinion after the latest whip bans [ Published Jan 15 2012 by RacingPost.com ]
Flame burns brightest for Kennedy but whip ban ... [ Published Jan 15 2012 by Irish Independent ]
WHIP BAN SPOILS KENNEDY'S BIG DAY [ Published Jan 15 2012 by Sporting Life ]
Winning jockey given whip-use ban [ Published Jan 14 2012 by BBC ]
Mullins pair out to continue bumper domination [ Published Jan 13 2012 by RacingPost.com ]
Punchestown to inspect for Saturday fixture [ Published Jan 13 2012 by RacingPost.com ]
Jockeys hit by whip crackdown [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Belfast Telegraph ]
Robert Cooper vows to carry on despite whip ban [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Shropshire Star ]
Whip ban has Winston feeling mentally abused [ Published Jan 13 2012 by ESPN.co.uk ]
USA: Injured O'Prado Again out of Kentucky Derby [ Published Jan 13 2012 by RacingPost.com ]
HUMPHREY SETS SIGHTS ON CHELTENHAM [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Sporting Life ]
Winston 'disgusted' by 22-day whip ban [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Drogheda Independent ]
Jockey wins first race in 12 years - then gets ... [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Times Live South Africa ]
Amateur hit by 52-day whip ban [ Published Jan 13 2012 by The Scotsman ]
Robert Cooper wins at Fontwell after record 52-... [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Mail Online UK ]
Three riders banned over whip for 79 days [ Published Jan 12 2012 by Telegraph ]
Whip row resurfaces as three riders are banned ... [ Published Jan 12 2012 by Telegraph ]
Grand National prize-money edges closer to £1m [ Published Jan 12 2012 by RacingPost.com ]
Topsy-turvy day for Cooper as Fontwell win foll... [ Published Jan 12 2012 by Mail Online UK ]
Amateur Robert Cooper given record 52-day ban f... [ Published Jan 12 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Winston gets 22-day ban as whip storm resurfaces [ Published Jan 12 2012 by RacingPost.com ]
Dooney Rock has owner dreaming of Cheltenham [ Published Jan 12 2012 by RacingPost.com ]
Angry Winston considers appealing 22-day whip ban [ Published Jan 12 2012 by RacingPost.com ]