Frankie Dettori has been involved in a legal dispute with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which denied him some deductions for income tax.

Frankie Dettori has admitted he is in a “mess” with HMRC after losing a court bid to retain anonymity in a long-running tax avoidance case.

After losing a challenge to keep anonymity in a tax dispute, top Italian jockey Franke Dettori said he is "working closely" with Britain's tax authorities.

The superstar jockey said he is "working hard to unravel the mess" caused by a former tax adviser who has since been dismissed after losing a legal challenge to keep his identity anonymous

Dettori attempted to maintain anonymity in dealing with His Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC), but the jockey was outed on Monday over a tax bill which he is reported to have paid in full.

Frankie Dettori has been involved in a legal battle with HMRC over his anonymity, after using a “tax avoidance scheme”, it can now be reported. The jockey can be named after losing a challenge over his anonymity in proceedings at a specialist tax tribunal,

Frankie Dettori said he was "working closely" with HMRC after failing in his attempt to retain his anonymity regarding a tax dispute. In a statement, the jockey said he was working to "unravel the mess" he had been put in and that he had dismissed his now former advisers.

Frankie Dettori has been involved in a legal battle with HMRC over his anonymity, after using a “tax avoidance scheme”, it can now be reported. After the lifting of his anonymity on Monday, Dettori said in a statement,

Top Italian jockey Frankie Dettori said he is “working closely” with Britain’s tax authorities after losing a challenge to avoid being publicly named in a tax dispute.