Andrew Johns shows he's merely mortal during More Joyous inquiry Gai Waterhouse and John Singleton have both been charged on a dramatic day at Racing New South Wales headquarters. FSN's Richard Bayliss has the latest update from outside the racing inquiry in what was a very dramatic day. Andrew Johns leaves the More Joyous inquiry. AS a rugby league player, Joey Johns had the sharpest footy brain in the business. It was why he became an "Immortal" and the team-of-the-century halfback. Sadly, he's not quite as sharp as he used to be. You'd like a dollar for every time Johns told Sydney's big racing inquiry yesterday: "I don't remember Mr Murrihy" or "I can't recall, sir" while they were discussing a series of phone calls he made in the lead-up to More Joyous's run in the All Aged Stakes. It's surprising because he was such a genius at remembering every little detail of every gameplan. Who stepped off which foot. Who carried the footy in which hand. Who could tackle, who couldn't. Who could kick with both feet. It was as though he had a microchip with details of every player inside his head. Bookmaker Tom Waterhouse walks in first at 10.03am, flanked by his lawyers. His mum - trainer Gai Waterhouse - and chairman of stewards Ray Murrihy enter the room five minutes later to take their seats. At 10.10am John Singleton walks in. He nods politely to Gai at the opposite end of the table and Tom, who is sitting two seats away. Murrihy's first words are a warning to all parties. "Egos are to be left outside - there's not to be any name-calling," he insists, obviously in reference to Gai having called Singo a sham and an old drunk when they were last in the room. The star witness Johns arrives at 10.17am. It's now 16 days since the now infamous All Aged Stakes at Randwick. Johns is accompanied by his legal representative Colin Love and agent John Fordham. Love knows all about these big sporting legal stoushes. He was the ARL lawyer in the Super League war back in the '90s. He's older and greyer. Johns sits down next to Singleton. There is no eye contact, probably owing to Singo's blast last week. He said of Johns: "How can you be so strong on the field and so weak off it. My respect for Andrew Johns has diminished massively. Basically, all Johns could remember yesterday was that Tom Waterhouse hadn't mentioned More Joyous's health issues when they'd spoken at the football on Anzac Day. He kept swearing on his life Tom Waterhouse had said only he didn't like the horse. He took the stewards through his version of events, conversations, phone calls and text messages with brothel owner and punter Eddie Hayson, Allan Robinson, Singo and trainer Kris Lees. Eddie Hayson is called in shortly after noon. He drops a bombshell by revealing he had prior knowledge that More Joyous might struggle, not just from his mate Johns at the football the previous night. The punter couldn't recall exactly what Johns had told him at Brookvale Oval, but said it was "very negative." Hayson explained he rings contacts on Saturday mornings to get NRL, AFL and racing information before placing his bets. On that Saturday, two sources, who he refuses to name, told him "vets had been all over the horse." Eventually he agrees to write the names of his sources on a piece of paper and hands it to stewards. The exchanges are civil until Murrihy asks if his involvement had anything to do with recent legal stoushes with Tom Waterhouse over gambling debts. "That's a silly question," Hayson says. All debts were settled months ago and they've always been polite and courteous to me. The former larrikin jockey and one-time Footy Show regular Allan Robinson arrives with his lawyer Chris Murphy, who turns 65 today. They're seated well apart from Singleton, who hasn't spoken to Murphy for 10 years. They used to be great mates but fell out over money. We're shocked during an interval when they meet and chat outside the hearing room. Robbo is his usual self, producing some great one-liners as he takes stewards through his version of phone calls and text messages. He's relieved when Murrihy excuses him at the lunch break. Outside we get talking about rugby league and his love for the Manly Sea Eagles. He reveals the two tattoos on his fingers with his children's names Maddi and Jye, came courtesy of Sharks star Todd Carney. "It was before Todd signed with the the Sharks," Robbo explained. He was up in Newcastle and I was trying to get the Knights to sign him. We actually met with Matthew Gidley but they couldn't find the $80,000 he wanted for the rest of the season. He took me to the tattoo shop after the meeting and I got these done. During the lunch break, there's a rumour stewards will recall a witness. It turns out to be Robinson. He walks in again with Murphy. Murrihy is not happy. Hayson has left the building. He gets Andrew Johns on speaker phone, but is concerned that he is not legally represented. The line falls out. They get him back on the third attempt. Murrihy asks Robinson: "Is there any further evidence you want to put before the inquiry?" There is a minute-long pause. Murphy whispers into his ear: "Tell the truth." Robinson remains silent. Murphy tells stewards they want time outside. They're gone for three minutes before returning. Murrihy again asks for more evidence if he has any. He says he'll talk and tell the truth, only if Hayson and Johns are present. Murrihy won't do it on those terms and excuses Robinson. Finally, the inquiry is over. Gai is found guilty on two charges relating to not informing stewards of the horse's treatment prior to the race. Singo is found to have brought racing into disrepute with his blow-ups before and after the race. He cops his $15,000 fine. Gai returns next week to fight her charges. Murrihy explains what we all already suspected With no reference to any one party, some of the evidence was unreliable. On the seventh floor we're again treated to tea, coffee and a selection of Monte Carlos, shortbread creams and chocolate chip biscuits. Racing NSW boss Peter V'landys even throws in some Tim Tams this time. The coffee shop downstairs that was closed and missed all the business on day one is back open. The owner is making up for it today. The Terrace cafe is doing a roaring trade. At least someone came out of this fiasco a winner.