Harratt admitted to allegations he placed 484 bets on football matches between 30 June 2020 and 3 June 2023, thereby breaching FA Rule E8.1.
The FA considered that his betting activity 'did impact on the integrity of the fixture', having placed bets on his own club to lose, although it also considered that with the nine bets he had in those circumstances, the player was part of the Under-23 squad and not the first-team and thus had little impact on the integrity.
Given the number of bets he placed, the total sum staked [£8,105.01] and the fact he was aware that it was not permissible to gamble on football, the suspension was initially placed at eight months by the commission, However, his mitigation in terms of age, 'inexperience and naivety', and the fact he admitted to the charges immediately, plus positive character statements, a show of remorse and good disciplinary record, saw a downward adjustment of the sanction to four months.
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