New Posts For Thread: Dan Skeleton/Barney Curleyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curleyAn old fashioned acca from the gods there.More numbers and letters in the form lines than a scientific calculator.Why compare him to Barney? Hes a top flight trainer with a big string that likes to plot one up for his owners. Martin Pipe and Twiston-Davies were similar. On the flat, Luca Cumani, Barry Hills, Clive Brittain, Reg Akehurst, Mark Prescott, Paul Colehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curley?post_id=565304961#565304961Why compare him to Barney? Hes a top flight trainer with a big string that likes to plot one up for his owners. Martin Pipe and Twiston-Davies were similar. On the flat, Luca Cumani, Barry Hills, Clive Brittain, Reg Akehurst, Mark Prescott, Paul ColeSat, 04 Apr 2026 06:18:44 -0500Relentless ambition might be more appropriate,Archhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curley?post_id=565303975#565303975Relentless ambition might be more appropriate,ArchFri, 03 Apr 2026 10:22:34 -0500it appears as though Dan Skelton's relentless greed is not just confined to the dinner tablehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curley?post_id=565303967#565303967it appears as though Dan Skelton's relentless greed is not just confined to the dinner tableFri, 03 Apr 2026 10:20:12 -0500To keep a lid on the plots. It's a completely different era, there are not many firms that can keep them under the radar until the show nowadays. There is not a lot of overlap between Skelton and Curley. They both trained racehorses, and are/were verhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curley?post_id=565301563#565301563To keep a lid on the plots. It's a completely different era, there are not many firms that can keep them under the radar until the show nowadays. There is not a lot of overlap between Skelton and Curley. They both trained racehorses, and are/were verWed, 01 Apr 2026 10:36:19 -0500Barney's horses were largely his own barring the odd one for Patsy Byrne.The Skeltons work on an entirely different level with responsibilities to their Owners coming first.I don't have a problem with their M/Ohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curley?post_id=565301533#565301533Barney's horses were largely his own barring the odd one for Patsy Byrne.The Skeltons work on an entirely different level with responsibilities to their Owners coming first.I don't have a problem with their M/OWed, 01 Apr 2026 10:17:33 -0500It's pretty counter intuitive, liking horse racing but being perturbed by gambling plots. Probably not the right game for youhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curley?post_id=565301523#565301523It's pretty counter intuitive, liking horse racing but being perturbed by gambling plots. Probably not the right game for youWed, 01 Apr 2026 10:08:04 -0500When has the handicapper ever given ratings based on the yard having a reputation for plots?The whole world knew Curley's MO, often buying highly rated German horses and getting them beat 40l until they had 25lb in hand. The handicapper still droppedhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curley?post_id=565301519#565301519When has the handicapper ever given ratings based on the yard having a reputation for plots?The whole world knew Curley's MO, often buying highly rated German horses and getting them beat 40l until they had 25lb in hand. The handicapper still droppedWed, 01 Apr 2026 10:06:01 -0500where there is money, there is a winnerhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curley?post_id=565301461#565301461where there is money, there is a winnerWed, 01 Apr 2026 09:32:10 -0500Are you telling me that sometimes a horse does not run on its merit? FFS- I thought racing was as straight as Lombard Street in San Francisco.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curley?post_id=565301455#565301455Are you telling me that sometimes a horse does not run on its merit? FFS- I thought racing was as straight as Lombard Street in San Francisco.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:28:22 -0500https://youtu.be/gn9Jw7egfDA?si=B3CU8dP8N2daiNPEhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31898497/dan-skeletonbarney-curley?post_id=565301447#565301447https://youtu.be/gn9Jw7egfDA?si=B3CU8dP8N2daiNPEWed, 01 Apr 2026 09:23:23 -0500