New Posts For Thread: Skelton and litigation. Sunday Times David Walshhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walshThe story begins on a September afternoon at Southwell racecourse in Nottinghamshire five years ago. Sulamani The Late is having his third race. Tony Holt and Ian Macnabb, two of the gelding’s five owners, watch from the enclosure. Even in a sport"I wonder if ITV Racing will question him about it"ITV Racing with their sycophantic presenters and sponsorship? More chance of The Pope not being a Christian, I'd think. Neither the BHA, the authority supposedly overseeing and responsible for the inhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walsh?post_id=561782507#561782507"I wonder if ITV Racing will question him about it"ITV Racing with their sycophantic presenters and sponsorship? More chance of The Pope not being a Christian, I'd think. Neither the BHA, the authority supposedly overseeing and responsible for the inTue, 04 Jan 2022 11:24:56 -0600I wonder if ITV Racing will question him about it ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walsh?post_id=561782343#561782343I wonder if ITV Racing will question him about it ?Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:47:52 -0600Skelton just sounds like an old time con artist to me.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walsh?post_id=561779243#561779243Skelton just sounds like an old time con artist to me.Mon, 03 Jan 2022 14:06:21 -06001/3 share of the horse in question conveniently equals to the cost of training fees. Merely a coincidence or staggeringly arrogant and disdain to the owners? Why did he not put his hands up and cough up? The present predicament is character damaginghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walsh?post_id=561779197#5617791971/3 share of the horse in question conveniently equals to the cost of training fees. Merely a coincidence or staggeringly arrogant and disdain to the owners? Why did he not put his hands up and cough up? The present predicament is character damagingMon, 03 Jan 2022 13:58:27 -0600If the trainer has introduced the owner to the vendor "taking a drink" out of the proceedings is considered normal practice. It was alleged Skelton's former boss took a 10k tipple which an owner took exception to. Cannot remember the horse involved thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walsh?post_id=561777493#561777493If the trainer has introduced the owner to the vendor "taking a drink" out of the proceedings is considered normal practice. It was alleged Skelton's former boss took a 10k tipple which an owner took exception to. Cannot remember the horse involved tMon, 03 Jan 2022 06:33:11 -0600A rock-solid absolutely clear 'conflict of interests' here from the outset - shame on the BHA for a muddled and wrong determination. Of course transparency was required - morally and legally. As clear as the virologists' letter to the Lancet in 2020https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walsh?post_id=561777453#561777453A rock-solid absolutely clear 'conflict of interests' here from the outset - shame on the BHA for a muddled and wrong determination. Of course transparency was required - morally and legally. As clear as the virologists' letter to the Lancet in 2020Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:22:56 -0600It's not good enough the skullduggery that goes on, like something out of a Dick Francis novel. But to play Devils Advocate if I may, I assume the owners had carried out their own due diligence and were content at buying the horse for £130,000 regarhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walsh?post_id=561777155#561777155It's not good enough the skullduggery that goes on, like something out of a Dick Francis novel. But to play Devils Advocate if I may, I assume the owners had carried out their own due diligence and were content at buying the horse for £130,000 regarMon, 03 Jan 2022 04:43:53 -0600I was told that its a common practice that when a trainer recommends a purchase they automatically get a a share for free and their name is not mentioned in the owners credits in the media.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walsh?post_id=561777027#561777027I was told that its a common practice that when a trainer recommends a purchase they automatically get a a share for free and their name is not mentioned in the owners credits in the media.Mon, 03 Jan 2022 03:19:00 -0600BHA are not fit for purpose.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walsh?post_id=561776957#561776957BHA are not fit for purpose.Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:04:48 -0600Another potential PR disaster for horse racing. They keep coming.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31736295/skelton-and-litigation-sunday-times-david-walsh?post_id=561776617#561776617Another potential PR disaster for horse racing. They keep coming.Sun, 02 Jan 2022 16:39:15 -0600