New Posts For Thread: Skelton Blasts BHA Just For Upholding Ruleshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-ruleshttps://www.racingpost.com/news/britain/this-leaves-me-thinking-why-should-i-bother-dan-skelton-blasts-bha-after-being-fined-1000-for-late-entry-into-sandown-paddock-aM4Z46e6o0nw/How on earth is this a story? Has Skelton rang the Racing Post?If you dI agree although I am defending him on this one issue, as I would any other trainer who committed the same first offence error.I was very vocal on here about his Langer Dan fraud in the ‘24 Coral Cup hurdle and the owner deception case too, in facthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-rules?post_id=565128057#565128057I agree although I am defending him on this one issue, as I would any other trainer who committed the same first offence error.I was very vocal on here about his Langer Dan fraud in the ‘24 Coral Cup hurdle and the owner deception case too, in factTue, 09 Dec 2025 11:02:57 -0600To be fair to the clerk of the course, he was not trying to pull the wool over punters eyes.He was trying to give an accurate going description, which the going stick fails miserably at.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-rules?post_id=565128045#565128045To be fair to the clerk of the course, he was not trying to pull the wool over punters eyes.He was trying to give an accurate going description, which the going stick fails miserably at.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:50:42 -0600Great posts from some on here...the trainer got a minimal fine for blatantly lying to the Regulaor lied to the owners of a well known horse about concealed ownership and that the horse was probably already injured when soldhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-rules?post_id=565127943#565127943Great posts from some on here...the trainer got a minimal fine for blatantly lying to the Regulaor lied to the owners of a well known horse about concealed ownership and that the horse was probably already injured when soldTue, 09 Dec 2025 09:36:01 -0600Pity they didn’t fine that starter of the Coral Cup at Newbury .Biggest race so far this season and makes a balls up.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-rules?post_id=565127787#565127787Pity they didn’t fine that starter of the Coral Cup at Newbury .Biggest race so far this season and makes a balls up.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:16:13 -0600Skeltons lucky. He's almost at the stage now where he's untouchable. The BHA pretty much never take on the big yards so when they give what is in reality a small fine on a trivial issue he chucks his toys out the pram. Take in on the chin Dan, don'thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-rules?post_id=565127705#565127705Skeltons lucky. He's almost at the stage now where he's untouchable. The BHA pretty much never take on the big yards so when they give what is in reality a small fine on a trivial issue he chucks his toys out the pram. Take in on the chin Dan, don'tTue, 09 Dec 2025 07:52:16 -0600I agree again. But that’s the BHA for us. Inept, inefficient, not fit for purpose.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-rules?post_id=565127681#565127681I agree again. But that’s the BHA for us. Inept, inefficient, not fit for purpose.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:46:26 -0600Laughable comments from Skelton here. Every day he wakes up he should thank his lucky stars of the outcome of the George Gently case - a £6K fine imposed by the BHA.Chris Cooks article on the £6K George Gently fine https://www.racingpost.com/news/thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-rules?post_id=565127649#565127649Laughable comments from Skelton here. Every day he wakes up he should thank his lucky stars of the outcome of the George Gently case - a £6K fine imposed by the BHA.Chris Cooks article on the £6K George Gently fine https://www.racingpost.com/news/tTue, 09 Dec 2025 07:36:10 -0600So different drum, he has not been punished for late entry to the paddock but for “flying too close to the wind with regard to perceived schooling in public and “obtaining” “favourable” handicap marks”. If that is the case it is even morhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-rules?post_id=565127623#565127623So different drum, he has not been punished for late entry to the paddock but for “flying too close to the wind with regard to perceived schooling in public and “obtaining” “favourable” handicap marks”. If that is the case it is even morTue, 09 Dec 2025 07:27:42 -0600Because it was grade one penzance hence the higher entry rate.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-rules?post_id=565127601#565127601Because it was grade one penzance hence the higher entry rate.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:13:44 -0600facts are he was late and broke a rule that has been in place a while, i totally agree the coc should have been checked out not finedhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890513/skelton-blasts-bha-just-for-upholding-rules?post_id=565127599#565127599facts are he was late and broke a rule that has been in place a while, i totally agree the coc should have been checked out not finedTue, 09 Dec 2025 07:13:25 -0600