INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE defender Lewis Horner has been handed a suspended eight-match ban for breaching Scottish FA betting rules. 

The 25-year-old was charged with placing 12 bets on matches, including two accumulators that featured bets against his own club, during the 2011/12 season and a further 343 bets during the 2016/17 campaign.

Horner admitted to both charges at a Disciplinary Tribunal on Thursday, resulting in an eight-match suspension that will be applied if he fails to comply with certain conditions. 

He must not breach any of the SFA's gambling laws before 30 November 2018 as well as attending counselling for a minimum period of one year. 

The former Hibernian player made 10 Premiership appearances for the Highlanders this season as they suffered relegation from the top-flight.