Racing Victoria has closed the book on the Danny Nikolic case and will not appeal the Racing Appeals And Disciplinary Board (RADB) findings handed down last month.RVL integrity general manager Dayle Brown on Monday issued a one paragraph statement ruling out any appeal."We have reviewed the findings of the RADB and their reasons for decision in the case involving Danny Nikolic and have decided not to lodge an appeal," Brown said.RVL stewards conducted an exhaustive 137-day inquiry into 21 of Nik

Racing Victoria has closed the book on the Danny Nikolic case and will not appeal the Racing Appeals And Disciplinary Board (RADB) findings handed down last month.

RVL integrity general manager Dayle Brown on Monday issued a one paragraph statement ruling out any appeal.

"We have reviewed the findings of the RADB and their reasons for decision in the case involving Danny Nikolic and have decided not to lodge an appeal," Brown said.

RVL stewards conducted an exhaustive 137-day inquiry into 21 of Nikolic's rides this season and while identifying 11 of them as having questionable components, failed to convince the RADB that Nikolic had engaged in improper practice (two charges) and conduct prejudicial (two charges) to the image of racing.

It was alleged Nikolic had formed associations with certain persons and had communications with them.

Bets well outside the associates' normal betting patterns were placed on Betfair against a number of Nikolic's rides between October 1 last year and February 13 this year.

Eight of those horses were laid to lose on Betfair by Nikolic's friend, professional punter and commission agent Neville Clements for substantial amounts.

Queensland punters Alessandro Alaimo and Kevin McFarlane both laid two of Nikolic's mounts, with both laying the same horse on one occasion, on Betfair.

Nikolic said he had used Clements as a form analyst which has raised the possibility of licensing form analysts which RVL chief executive Rob Hines said was now being considered by RVL's integrity sub-committee.

Hines said the definition of form analysts was "problematic" as any punter who studies form could be included.

"The integrity sub-committee is looking at whether a relationship should or should not exist between form analysts and jockeys and how that could work and the ramifications for Rules of Racing," Hines said.

He said a decision was likely to take months.

"The integrity sub-committee will make the decision based on recommendations and reports from stewards.

Nikolic has indicated that he may seek out racing's government-appointed watchdog Sal Perna to investigate the running of the case against him which he claims has adversely affected his reputation and cost him $100,000.

The relationship between RVL chief steward Terry Bailey and Nikolic remains frosty as a result of the inquiry.

The RADB ruled that harbouring suspicions about Nikolic's conduct was not sufficient to prove the four charges against him.

After the RADB handed down its findings Brown said that RVL had to consider all aspects of the case.

"It's complex, the evidence is complex and it's really a case which is breaking new boundaries and frontiers and we need to consider all that evidence."

Brown said the stewards had acted in an impartial and appropriate manner throughout the case.

Nikolic was fined $3000 after pleading guilty to five lesser charges relating to the inquiry including one of verbally abusing Bailey at Moonee Valley on February 13.