Jockey Pat Cosgrave is free to ride after British authorities decided not to uphold a four-month ban handed down in Dubai.

The Emirates Racing Authority has requested written reasons and a transcript of Cosgrave's appeal to the British Horseracing Authority.

Cosgrave, 32, was initially handed a six-month suspension by the ERA following his performance on the Mike de Kock-trained Anaerobio at Meydan in March.

The rider was found to have moved his mount off the rail in the straight to allow stablemate Vercingetorix through on the inside to win the Group One Jebel Hatta, with Anaerobio eventually third.

Cosgrave's ban was reduced to four months following an appeal to the ERA in May.

The jockey asked the BHA not to impose the suspension, which was due to expire on July 16, in England.

John Zucal, chief steward for the ERA, is now awaiting the reasoning why the BHA chose not to reciprocate the ban.

"I have got the decision of the BHA and I have asked for reasons and a transcript of the hearing," Zucal said.

Last October, the BHA also refused to reciprocate a 56-day riding ban given to Martin Dwyer by the Royal Western India Turf.

"BHA's starting position was set out in the rules of racing which state that penalties imposed by overseas recognised racing authorities will be reciprocated, a position which is echoed by the International Agreement," Robin Mounsey, media manager of the BHA, said.

"However it has also been established in previous cases in regards to reciprocation that a suspension should not be reciprocated if, for example, the panel believe that the relevant disciplinary and appeal processes followed were procedurally unfair or did not accord with the relevant racing authority's rules.

"Decisions on reciprocation are formally delegated to the disciplinary panel."