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Jurors are quizzed on betting

Potential jurors in the Kieren Fallon race-fixing trial yesterday were today told that they could not serve if they had bet on any of the 27 races involved in the case.

They were given a questionnaire which said: 'The prosecution case concerns an allegation that a number of horse races were "fixed", to put it colloquially.

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It follows that if the prosecution allegation is right, then anybody who was involved in betting in those races may be a victim of this alleged offence.

That being so, it would obviously be inappropriate for such a person to sit on this jury.'

Fallon is one of six defendants who deny being in a conspiracy to fix horse races.

The prosecution will begin to outline its case on Tuesday. The case at the Old Bailey could last four months.

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