Veteran Hong Kong jockey Nash Rawiller was suspended 15 months on Wednesday after betting on two horses that he rode and providing tips on his mounts, according to a statement released by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

The suspension takes immediate effect through July 25, 2019, and comes days before the 43-year-old Rawiller was scheduled to ride Mr Stunning in the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. Rawiller was removed from his four mounts at Wednesday's meeting at Happy Valley Racecourse.

Rawiller, a former leading rider in Sydney, Australia, has ridden in Hong Kong since September 2014 and ranked third in the standings at the current season through Tuesday with 40 wins.