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From the Racing Post:
FIRST PUBLISHED 9:23AM, MAR 2 2021

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is investigating a video circulating on social media which shows an individual believed to be a jockey sitting on a dead horse on what appears to be a gallops.

After the video circulated on social media on Monday night, the IHRB released a statement on Twitter on Tuesday morning which read: "The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board is aware of further social media content circulating and the matter is under investigation."

The video shows a stricken horse on the floor and the individual involved moving to straddle the dead animal. It appears the body was set to be moved when the video was recorded.

Three others are shown in the close vicinity and laughs can be heard after the individual sits on the horse. The individual then pats the horse as he dismounts before the video ends.

A spokesman for the BHA said the regulator was aware of the video but would not be commenting further at this stage.

The video comes just days after an image of leading trainer Gordon Elliott sitting on a dead horse emerged on social media.

Elliott subsequently told the Racing Post he has let down the racing industry, his owners and his staff with an "indefensible moment of madness", with the sport uniting in condemnation of his actions and the BHA banning him from having runners in Britain while an investigation by the IHRB takes place.

No date for a hearing into the Elliott case has been confirmed by the IHRB.

Agreed Asotobaw.

He should receive a lengthy ban and large fine.

This action has brought ALL horse racing into disrepute and all the issues surrounding racehorse welfare will be started again despite the superb care racehorses receive. This could set us back twenty years.

Unacceptable in everyway and there is simply no excuse.

JT

Yes totally agree Mugz.

JT

I think his days as a top Irish national hunt trainer are numbered.

Personally I am disgusted by this photo and in all honesty hoped it was a hoax.

I cannot accept this explanation or indeed any excuse to do this.

Sad day for the sport and for his owners who have some big decisions' to make in the next few days, weeks and months.

JT

Poor old Harchibald, nothing off the metal. Agreed a class field.:up:

JT

Early days.

Let us see the result of the investigation first but I hope for racing sake this is not true.

JT

Very well done Doubler. :clap:

Unlucky eeza, well done for reaching the final. :up:

JT

Hi Mugz,

I have booked this in my diary on from Southwell.

Friday 12th March. 7pm.

Southwell Cheltenham Preview Night

Dan Skelton, Davy Russell, Brian Hughes, Evan Williams and a bookmaker.
Good mix of quality guest. :up:

JT

Great odds there Bet2win. :up:

JT

Yes Rodeo, sharper than a butchers knife the bookmakers. :wink:

The old adage if it looks like rubbish, smells like rubbish, then it is probably rubbish. :lol:

Will not hinder or spoil my Cheltenham but was a nice thought a few free bets. :sad:

JT

Actually cancel the previous. I have just read the T&C's and Betfair customers who have the basic rewards package are not eligible for this offer.

I should have read these first. :groan:

Not worth it for me changing my basic package because I get a low Belfair commission using the basic package without all the singing and dancing offers.

For what I would lose out on, it would not be worth switching to a different package. :sad:

Oh well at least I had a small profit on my "low risk" bets today. :up:

JT

Cheers Brian. :up:

I joined in today and did some fairly low "risk free" :wink: dutching on the exchange to get this weeks free £10 bet.

So do this each Saturday now till the festival and some free bets to take advantage of.

JT

Out again tonight at Southwell in the 7.15 race.

Think he represents a good each way opportunity odds around 15/2 but good win it.

Slow start last time out at Southwell when he came out of the stalls slowly and was never able to get into a good stride and stayed on to finish 4th that day.

Might be worth a bet tonight and if he gets out well my confidence will build. :up:

JT

Crikey there is a word I have not heard for a while "Brexit". :lol:

JT

As far as I am aware Brian all the irish fancied horses are crossing the water for the festival unless I have missed something. Cheltenham would not have the same buzz without the irish horses.

JT

My sentiments exactly and I am sure the trainers, jockeys and indeed the owners will be as competitive as ever regardless of the crowds.

Cheltenham is a spectacular of the best of the national hunt elite and as a spectator and a punter from around the middle of February my thoughts are firmly on the fesitval starting.

Good to hear ITV will feature the full card live on TV. Let the show begin. :up:

JT

Yes Mugz, will be very strange this year given the circumstances but you cannot beat the the quality on display at Cheltenham and the buzz of this great, great meeting.

Looking forward to it, Let's hope we all back many winners. :lol:

JT

Spindrifter,

If you refer to my comments let you remind you that this is a members forum.

The objective of the fiorum is for members to discuss various subjects relating to horse sharing and share opinions..

We do not all share the same opinion which is fine.

My reply was not me criticising you or anyone else however was me giving my opinion on the subject matter.

If you have a vested interest in this "gamble" then I wish you the very best.

JT

I would be sceptical.

This type of thing happens day in and day out with every bookmaker on small scales.

Falses gambles by creating an amount of "market manipulation" and some punters wil alwaysl follow this money.

The last runner yesterday presented itself as a good lay opportunity with a small risk given the price was battered to odds agaisnt when in theory this was not an odds on shot.

JT

Racing Post reporting it

JT