Jockey Peter Robl is considering his employment options after failing to have a 12-month disqualification over illegal betting activities reduced or varied on appeal.He had hoped to have part of the sentence changed to a suspension which would mean he could take up one of the offers he has had to work with horses spelling or in pre-training.Under the terms of a disqualification, he may not enter any licensed premises which limits his options."I don't know where I'll go from here," Robl said."It'

Jockey Peter Robl is considering his employment options after failing to have a 12-month disqualification over illegal betting activities reduced or varied on appeal.

He had hoped to have part of the sentence changed to a suspension which would mean he could take up one of the offers he has had to work with horses spelling or in pre-training.

Under the terms of a disqualification, he may not enter any licensed premises which limits his options.

"I don't know where I'll go from here," Robl said.

"It's something I will have to discuss with Mr Murrihy, whether I can work on a farm."

Chief steward Ray Murrihy told the Racing NSW appeal panel on Thursday the offences struck at "the heart of racing" and its integrity.

Robl and fellow jockey Blake Shinn were found guilty of using the TAB account of Robl's wife Elaine to place bets.

Shinn, who was given a 15-month sentence, was also found to have placed bets via the account of his mother Carole Shinn.

A sudden spike in the activity on Elaine Robl's account alerted authorities who then conducted an investigation of the betting going back 2-1/2 years which revealed occasions of Robl placing telephone bets.

Shinn began using Elaine Robl's account in July and over a two-month period 521 bets were placed totalling more than $240,000, many via the internet.

The details of Robl's financial situation were kept in camera but Murrihy said he should have considered his situation earlier.

"Every time he gambled on a horse he gambled on his career, he gambled on his house and assets."

Robl was given three months disqualification for placing bets on horses he rode and another three months for betting generally.

He also received another six months for giving false evidence at the initial inquiry on September 29, something the Racing NSW appeals panel agreed was of the most serious nature.

Counsel for Robl, Alan Sullivan QC, told the panel it should take into consideration the fact Robl immediately owned up once Shinn was introduced to that inquiry and confessed when asked about the betting and had since been open and honest at subsequent hearings.

"He couldn't think, he tried to protect Blake Shinn, it was purely instinct," Sullivan said.

"He did come clean immediately after and did plead guilty to the charge.

"Stewards were not misled because later evidence cleared the situation.

"He has had a 22-year blemish-free career."

However, the appeal panel principal member John Hiatt said it was his panel's view the stewards had issued the appropriate penalties.

Elaine Robl, who was issued a $7500 fine for facilitating the betting activities of Robl and Shinn, had her penalty reduced to $5000.

Shinn, who is still recovering from a broken leg suffered in a fall on Melbourne Cup day, has also appealed his sentence but a date has yet to be set.

Carole Shinn has also appealed a $7500 fine she received for facilitating the betting activities of her son on her TAB account.