Racing NSW Stewards have charged a pair of panellists from an online racing show over jockey betting comments made last month.

Controversial punter Glenn Pollett and fellow panellist Marc Lambourne were charged following an inquiry into comments made about jockey James McDonald on the RacingRant.

On the subscriber only show on April 20, comments were made that suggested McDonald bets on his own rides in races.

McDonald has been previously suspended for 18 months in 2016 for placing a $1000 bet on Astern before the Godolphin star went on to win on debut.

A complaint was made to stewards about the comment and an inquiry into the matter was heard last Thursday. READ HERE  BELOW

Stewards have since issued both Pollett and Lambourne with charges under AR228 for conduct detrimental to the interests of racing.

Both have been charged under AR228(a) which states a person must not engage in conduct prejudicial to the image, interests, integrity, or welfare of racing, whether or not that conduct takes place within a racecourse or elsewhere. 

Lambourne was slapped with a second charge for a breach of AR228(d).

Under the code, a person must not engage in: publishing or posting on any social media platform or channel any material content or comment that is obscene, offensive, defamatory, racist, threatening, harassing, discriminatory or abusive to or about any other person involved in racing industry. 

RacingRant addressed the charges on their website in a post titled ‘Uh-oh, It’s The Stewards!’

“The charges spring from the 20th April edition of the Monday flagship “The Rant” reviewing the final day of the Randwick carnival,” the website reads.

“Glennsta (Pollett) entertained us, as he does, with some satire about the plunge on Kinane.

“Unfortunately, not everyone was amused…possibly even the winners?!”

It added: “So, Racing NSW has now decided to take our private and ‘fun discussion’ among ourselves to the general public and eventually, the Courts…in order to preserve the good image, interests and integrity of racing.

"Since each and every one of you would qualify as the ‘fair- minded and properly informed hypothetical bystander’ it would be good to hear your thoughts about this latest brainstorm from the Establishment.”

The inquiry is set to continue in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, McDonald rode a winning treble at Wednesday's Warwick Farm meeting.

READ HERE: acing NSW stewards have adjourned an inquiry on Thursday into comments made by controversial punter Glenn Pollett about jockey James McDonald to consider evidence.

Pollett was hauled in front of stewards after a complaint was made about comments on the online racing show RacingRant on April 20 which suggested McDonald may bet on his own rides in races.

"We are investigating a program in respect to remarks made on the show and have taken evidence from both parties (Pollett and McDonald), which we will consider," Racing NSW chief steward Marc Van Gestel said.

McDonald has been previously suspended for 18 months in 2016 for placing a $1000 bet on Astern before the Godolphin star went on to win on debut.

McDonald quickly got his career back on track when he returned to the saddle and is widely regarded as one of the Australia's best hoops.

Pollett's comments came after McDonald saluted in the Frank Packer Plate on the promising three-year-old Kinane.

"JMac's got to be careful when he talks after a race, I tell you he's got to be a bit more careful. He talks about their chance, what he thought prior to the race and as he's talking you can see he's had $1500 each-way on it or something," Pollett said on the RacingRant.

"It's unbelievable, he goes 'I rode this during the week, I knew if I just sat there and steered it, it would lengthen out and have them covered. It was just like, what a beauty'. You just go, oh man, you have backed this for sure.

"If you love a bet, you don't stop betting. As if he hasn't backed it? I'm so proud of him.

"But on the flipside, the thing I like about him, I feel like when he doesn't back them he tries just as hard."

It's not the first time Pollett has caught the attention of stewards. He was fined $10,000 ($5000 was suspended) for comments made about jockeys on The Punters Show back in 2016.

Pollett pleaded guilty to three charges on that occasions for improper conduct, conduct prejudicial to the image &/or interests of racing and making comments that were obscene, offensive and abusive on a social media channel.