Gosport men admit being part of mass brawl at Goodwood races

Four men from Gosport have pleaded guilty to being part of a brawl which broke out at Goodwood racecourse earlier this year.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Nov 2018, 16:56 BST
Updated 15th Nov 2018, 18:01 BST
Eleven men appeared at Guildford Crown Court (October 30) in connection with a brawl which broke out at Goodwood races on May 5. Steve Parsons/PA Wire (l-r) David Salway, Tyrone Sharp and Peris Dore all of GosportEleven men appeared at Guildford Crown Court (October 30) in connection with a brawl which broke out at Goodwood races on May 5. Steve Parsons/PA Wire (l-r) David Salway, Tyrone Sharp and Peris Dore all of Gosport
Eleven men appeared at Guildford Crown Court (October 30) in connection with a brawl which broke out at Goodwood races on May 5. Steve Parsons/PA Wire (l-r) David Salway, Tyrone Sharp and Peris Dore all of Gosport

A total of 11 men appeared at Guildford Crown Court charged in connection with the fight, which happened at the West Sussex racetrack on May 5.

The court heard that the incident was caught on CCTV.

David Salway, 28, Michael Suffield, 29, Tyrone Sharp, 27, and Peris Dore, 27, all from Gosport, Hampshire, and Jack Couper, 22, and James Whitlock, 26, both from Southampton, all pleaded guilty to a charge of violent disorder.

Eleven men appeared at Guildford Crown Court (October 30) in connection with a brawl which broke out at Goodwood races on May 5. Steve Parsons/PA Wire (l-r) David Salway, Tyrone Sharp and Peris Dore all of GosportEleven men appeared at Guildford Crown Court (October 30) in connection with a brawl which broke out at Goodwood races on May 5. Steve Parsons/PA Wire (l-r) David Salway, Tyrone Sharp and Peris Dore all of Gosport
Eleven men appeared at Guildford Crown Court (October 30) in connection with a brawl which broke out at Goodwood races on May 5. Steve Parsons/PA Wire (l-r) David Salway, Tyrone Sharp and Peris Dore all of Gosport
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They were released on bail and will be sentenced at the conclusion of all the cases.

Mike Hand, 32, from Gosport, and Kyle Binns, 26, Darius Wharton, 18, and Jack McLoughlin, 23, all from Southampton, did not enter pleas to the charge of violent disorder.

They were released on bail for a further hearing on November 28.

Leslie Sharp, 49, of Gosport, entered a not guilty plea to assault causing actual bodily harm to Andrew Renwick. His case was sent for trial on a date to be set.

Judge Robert Fraser said the trial for Leslie Sharp and any other defendants who might enter a not guilty plea at the next hearing was likely to be held in May next year.