Ray Butler, Adam Hodgson and John Matthews could remain banned from English courses despite having been cleared of conspiracy to dope horses.
The Jockey Club announced today it has lifted the exclusion orders on Glen Gill and Jason Moore, who were also charged in connection with the doping of Avanti Express and Lively Knight.
But in a statement it announced that after 'a review of all the information available' a decision on their co-accused is to await the outcome of a Jockey Club disciplinary committee inquiry.
And at that hearing, for which a date has yet to be set, the committee 'will be asked not to lift their exclusion orders.'
The statement cites rule 2 (v) which allows Jockey Club stewards the power to exclude any person whose presence on the course they reckon is 'undesirable in the interest of racing even though such person is not and has not been declared a disqualified person.'
All five men have been banned from Jockey Club licensed and controlledpremises since they were charged by the Metropolitan Police in March, 1999.
The Jockey Club has been considering their position since the collapse of their trial at Southwark Crown court in October.
The trio set to face an inquiry have expressed their unhappiness at possibly being 'warned off' despite having been cleared in court.
Butler told the Racing Post: 'I`ve been cleared of any charges brought against me and I have no criminal record in any way. The Jockey Club is acting like it`s above the law.'
