The case has been adjourned until September 30 after an application for it to be dealt with on mental health grounds.

Schofield was quietly stood down from his rides on Wagga Cup day after the run-in with police, where he was due to partner Makram in the $200,000 feature race. The horse finished ninth.

He has been a household name among punters since winning the Cox Plate, Australia’s prestigious weight-for-age championship, on Shamus Award while he was still an apprentice jockey in 2013.

It prompted the Hong Kong Jockey Club to poach him for its star-studded riding roster two years later, but he has since returned to Australia.

Schofield was part of a number of Sydney-based jockeys who headed to Wagga for the two-day carnival before he was seen arguing with security in the main bar of the Victoria Hotel about 12.40am on the morning of the cup.

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The police facts sheet said on several occasions Schofield tried to intimidate police and after continuing to protest with security as he was escorted out of the venue, twice grabbed the hand of Senior Constable Matthew Giddings and tried to remove the officer’s grip from his jumper.

He allegedly said: “I know my rights. I know my rights so f— you, buddy.”

Schofield eventually provided a digital driver’s licence to police and later poked Giddings in the chest with a finger on his right hand.

Police then put him in their vehicle to take him to his accommodation several hundred metres away, only for Schofield, upon leaving the car, to open the driver’s side door and grab an officer’s arm. Police got out of the car and arrested him. Schofield was placed in custody and time out due to his level of drunkenness.

Police allege Schofield’s eyes were bloodshot and glassy, while his skin was red and flushed.

He was granted conditional bail not to enter any licensed premises, including pubs and hotels, within the Wagga CBD and surrounding suburbs.

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