New Posts For Thread: David Walsh on Skelton and George Gently (Sunday Times)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-timesDAVID WALSHThe hapless horse, top trainer and owners’ six-year wait for justiceNew evidence sheds more light on dispute between trainer Dan Skelton and buyers of failed racehorse George Gently that is still under investigation by BHADavid Walsh, ChSold for a whole 1,800 quid !! Wouldn't cover one months training feesMore about the absurd anthropomorphism. The horse had clearly recovered from the original injuries to run a decent race again. The writer made it sound like the horse never recovehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-times?post_id=563867669#563867669Sold for a whole 1,800 quid !! Wouldn't cover one months training feesMore about the absurd anthropomorphism. The horse had clearly recovered from the original injuries to run a decent race again. The writer made it sound like the horse never recoveWed, 13 Mar 2024 08:17:47 -0500The syndicate re-assessed all of their dealings with Skelton and asked the BHA to look into the circumstances surrounding their purchase of two other horses, Goforthecraic and Fadas. They allege there are “suspicious parallels” between the Georgehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-times?post_id=563867191#563867191The syndicate re-assessed all of their dealings with Skelton and asked the BHA to look into the circumstances surrounding their purchase of two other horses, Goforthecraic and Fadas. They allege there are “suspicious parallels” between the GeorgeWed, 13 Mar 2024 06:32:23 -0500Sold for a whole 1,800 quid !! Wouldn't cover one months training feeshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-times?post_id=563866559#563866559Sold for a whole 1,800 quid !! Wouldn't cover one months training feesWed, 13 Mar 2024 02:19:12 -05006 long years……PMSL……on par with the silly mob in the big house on the Thames,couldn’t run a coach trip to the seaside….https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-times?post_id=563866523#5638665236 long years……PMSL……on par with the silly mob in the big house on the Thames,couldn’t run a coach trip to the seaside….Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:25:11 -0500Yea. Mick Fitzgerald would be great !https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-times?post_id=563866309#563866309Yea. Mick Fitzgerald would be great !Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:04:56 -0500The BHA is not fit for purpose - this has been long established. And, this unsavoury dodgy horse-dealing is testament to it. But, for the persistence of the syndicate concerned this case would have been buried; 6-years with nothing doing initially fohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-times?post_id=563865993#563865993The BHA is not fit for purpose - this has been long established. And, this unsavoury dodgy horse-dealing is testament to it. But, for the persistence of the syndicate concerned this case would have been buried; 6-years with nothing doing initially foTue, 12 Mar 2024 15:59:34 -0500Dan Skelton engaged in “deliberate attempts to cover up” his breach of the trainers’ code of conduct relating to the sale of George Gently to a syndicate but did act honestly and with good faith when advising on the purchase, according to the fhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-times?post_id=563865877#563865877Dan Skelton engaged in “deliberate attempts to cover up” his breach of the trainers’ code of conduct relating to the sale of George Gently to a syndicate but did act honestly and with good faith when advising on the purchase, according to the fTue, 12 Mar 2024 15:17:20 -0500£130K. Not that unusual I suppose, with a reasonably promising debut in France. From what is in the public domain, seems overwhelmingly likely that the trainer had an implied interest in the horse. Common practice in the industry perhaps? And that'shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-times?post_id=563827377#563827377£130K. Not that unusual I suppose, with a reasonably promising debut in France. From what is in the public domain, seems overwhelmingly likely that the trainer had an implied interest in the horse. Common practice in the industry perhaps? And that'sSun, 25 Feb 2024 03:25:42 -0600The affair is shameful in the delays as well as on the merits of the case but there is one unexplored question at root. WTF did they pay £180,000 for an undistinguished Flat-bred horse to go jumping? Mind you, if the Skeltons were involved, perhapshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-times?post_id=563827341#563827341The affair is shameful in the delays as well as on the merits of the case but there is one unexplored question at root. WTF did they pay £180,000 for an undistinguished Flat-bred horse to go jumping? Mind you, if the Skeltons were involved, perhapsSun, 25 Feb 2024 03:02:06 -0600She could tell he was feeling sorry for himself, as though the travails of his previous life had crushed his spirit.ffs The writer forgets to mention that GG finished 2nd in a maiden hurdle after he was sold by the syndicate. Which was quite a decenthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31833215/david-walsh-on-skelton-and-george-gently-sunday-times?post_id=563827261#563827261She could tell he was feeling sorry for himself, as though the travails of his previous life had crushed his spirit.ffs The writer forgets to mention that GG finished 2nd in a maiden hurdle after he was sold by the syndicate. Which was quite a decentSun, 25 Feb 2024 02:12:37 -0600