Gordon Elliott

[Himself]

Amateur jockey , Rob James , is the latest to admit to sitting astride a dead 5 year old mare on the gallops after a photograph appeared online .

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[The Tatling Cheekily]

Is sitting on dead horses the new planking / dab? Absolutely bizarre behaviour.

BUY THE SUN

[graysonscolumn]

However, is talk of a lifetime ban fair or realistic? As Lydia Hislop said in yesterday’s podcast, Mick Quinn mistreated horses that were alive. He only got a three year ban and is now training again.

There may be an issue of scale. From memory, Kamil Mahdi got warned off for ten years and a lifetime ban from caring for horses (one he was trying to find ways to circumvent as recently as 2013, to the horror of the Scargill family who’d exposed him).

Without having yet checked to confirm, I assume Mick Quinn’s mistreatment either concerned fewer horses or was seen as less systemic as Mahdi’s. Regardless, I imagine it’s been pretty hard for some to enjoy in isolation the achievements of the game front-runner Pink Sheets in mares’ hurdles this autumn and winter, whilst still remembering her trainer’s previous misdemeanours.

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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.

[Ex RubyLight]

Now, I finally understand why there are no cameras on Irish Racecourses (bar Leopardstown). A lot of things have to be kept away from the public.

Must be the number one priority in Irish Racing.

[Istabraq]

Wonder if smaller yards would get the horses or if they’ll just stick with mullins

[DiamondGeezer]

Quilixios to Mullins

Envoi Allen, Sir Gerhard and Ballyadam to De Bromhead

***Ignore, duff information***

[The Tatling Cheekily]

Is that official or your prediction mate?

BUY THE SUN

[Ex RubyLight]

Same jockey arrangements?

[He Didnt Like Ground]

Quinn was done for horses with rain rash , he stated he was on holiday at the time , it’s going g to be hard for any investigation to be done until all the evidence is out , surely more to come yet , as for James he needs to be looking for a lengthy ban ….disgusting acts such as that have to be stamped on

Pick 3 on Saturday champion 2025/2026

[DiamondGeezer]

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[Istabraq]

They didn’t mention what’s happening to ballyadam

[Cork All Star]

Ballyadam to De Bromhead.

[seemorebusiness]

The comment from Mr Thompson was he hoped riding arrangements would be unchanged.

[Istabraq]

Ah nevermind – no chance bob olinger runs in the supreme now then

[botchy1]

You have to feel for those lads and lasses who looked after those horses. They must be totally devastated by all this.

[Mike007]

Official…

Envoi Allen – Henry de Bromhead

Sir Gerhard – Willie Mullins

Quilixios – Henry de Bromhead

Ballyadam – Henry de Bromhead

Malone Road – Henry de Bromhead

Classic Getaway – Willie Mullins

[Mike007]

My immediate thought is I’m not liking Sir Gerhard going to Willie Mullins. What is he going to do when Kilcruit meets Sir Gerhard? Where will his loyalties lie? Will Sir Gerhard be ‘undercooked’ when running?

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