Graham Bradley's immediate future as a jockey will be decided tomorrow when the stewards of the Jockey Club will decide whether or not he should be allowed to continue in racing until the criminal proceedings in which he is currently involved are resolved.

Bradley, who is booked to ride Country Star at Cheltenham today, vowed yesterday to ride on after learning that charges over conspiracy to cheat will hang over him for at least another eight weeks.

The case against the 38-year-old jockey and five other men was adjourned until June 9th - and all six men were granted bail - after yesterday's 25-minute hearing at Bow Street Magistrates Court in Covent Garden, central London.

As he emerged from the court building, Bradley said: "I will ride on and I'm looking forward to riding at Cheltenham tomorrow."

He added: "I have a date with the Jockey Club on Friday."

The Jockey Club's public relations officer John Maxse said it would not be a disciplinary hearing. "There will be a meeting between the jockey and the stewards who will consider whether it is appropriate for a licensed person charged with a serious offence in relation to racing to continue to take part in racing until criminal proceedings are resolved."

Bradley is accused of deliberately stopping the odds-on favourite Man Mood from winning a two-horse race at Warwick on November 5th, 1996.

Timmy Murphy received the minimum ban of 10 days yesterday under the latest whip guidelines at an inquiry of the Jockey Club's disciplinary committee. He was adjudged to have overused the whip on Juyush in the Martell Aintree Hurdle on Saturday.