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[jinnyj]

No he hasn’t. She’s just taken all the rap for it. It was a weird situation because one minute he was a trainer then the next he was retiring suddenly and handing over to her while reinventing himself as the “box driver”. And she was a very young girl at the time too. But it was clear he was still in charge despite him protesting that she made all the decisions. I know he’s supposed to have had a heart bypass but we still saw him regularly at the courses. And apparently her injury was caused by bandages coming undone while galloping a horse resulting in serious injury to her.

On the occasion of the positive dope test above, apparently the horse was so obviously in receipt of lasix with it peeing at every opportunity whilst walking around the paddock (lasix is a diuretic) that people were begging the stewards to test it. Fortunately the BHA vets were there to test that day which is not always the case. IIRC, he was warned by the stewards for threatening behaviour on one occasion last season. I saw a stewards report about it which shocked me at the time. And then of course everyone was fawning over him winning the Aintree Foxhunters again.

There is another Pointing trainer that is widely “suspected” to be administering substances to his horses which show dramatic improvement. However he invariably gets wind of when the dope testers are at a meeting and turns the lorry around. He’s been done in the past but it still continues. Several of us have been beating a drum for a long time but are told “there’s no proof!” And from what I gather the testing for point to points have a two year backlog atm, or so I have been told.

 

[Mr Whatoxo]

John and Thady Gosden fined after two horses test positive for ketamine

John and Thady Gosden have been fined £3,000 after two of their horses tested positive for the banned substance ketamine last summer. The breaches... Read More

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You just can’t get the staff these days!

 

[Truncheon]

John and Thady Gosden fined after two horses test positive for ketamine

John and Thady Gosden have been fined £3,000 after two of their horses tested positive for the banned substance ketamine last summer. The breaches... Read More

www.racingpost.com

You just can’t get the staff these days!

Newmarket is caner central

 

[Barnestormer]

Not exactly been a good week for racing so far.
I wonder if they will do an interview with Matt Chapman.

 

[Mr Whatoxo]

Not exactly been a good week for racing so far.
I wonder if they will do an interview with Matt Chapman.

To be fair, Trainers are very vulnerable in these situations but it is difficult for us to know who are the good guys. I don’t think Ketamine is a performance enhancer and I wouldn’t argue the punishment is unreasonable.

What I thought was quite amusing was that this was dealt with under the “Fast track” Disciplinary system, when it took a year to conclude. When Mahmood Al Zarooni got caught with over a dozen horses with steroids in their system, the case was dealt with in little over 2 weeks!

 

[jinnyj]

Ketamine is a horse tranquiliser. But it's rife in places with a young population such as Newmarket which has a serious drug problem anyway. No surprise at all and I gather it only takes a very small amount to test positive. So if you have someone who has used the night before not washing their hands, then putting their fingers inside the horses mouth to get them to accept the bit, then a transfer will happen.

 

[trudij]

7.4K views · 105 reactions | Cold Baked Beans! A morning with Sir Mark Prescott. | World Horse Racing

Kirsty asked me to put this up on here ( because I’m well known for my computer genius ) some of you might like it !!

 

[jinnyj]

Thanking you! It’s actually an incredibly interesting watch.

 

[walsworth]

Very interesting but Sir Mark made one error, the anecdote about the behaviour of the dog, came from a short story called Silver Blaze, not The Hound Of The Baskervilles.
I know I’m a pedant but can’t help it!

 

[Mr Whatoxo]

7.4K views · 105 reactions | Cold Baked Beans! A morning with Sir Mark Prescott. | World Horse Racing

Kirsty asked me to put this up on here ( because I’m well known for my computer genius ) some of you might like it !!

Very interesting. He is always worth listening to.

I like his rules, not so much his meal planning.

 

[barjon]

Thx trudij, that’s one of the nicest and informative videos I’ve seen.

 

[maureen]

Very interesting but Sir Mark made one error, the anecdote about the behaviour of the dog, came from a short story called Silver Blaze, not The Hound Of The Baskervilles.
I know I’m a pedant but can’t help it!

It’s a long time ago that I read the book so perhaps I did realise it at the time but at this moment in time I didn’t realise that ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ was based around a Sherlock Holmes story. Then again I was bit late sussing out that Bridget Jones Diary was based on Pride and Prejudice…

 

[maureen]

Oh no. I was just going to listen to the interview and it’s off Facebook and I’ve been locked out of my account and can’t access it….

 

[Mr Whatoxo]

Oh no. I was just going to listen to the interview and it’s off Facebook and I’ve been locked out of my account and can’t access it….

I’m not on Facebook, but was able to access this from the link above. I’d give it another try. It is worth catching.

 

[maureen]

I’m not on Facebook, but was able to access this from the link above. I’d give it another try. It is worth catching.

I’m not on Facebook, but was able to access this from the link above. I’d give it another try. It is worth catching.

Managed to find it on utube. It was lovely watching it as one of my retirement presents was a trip to Newmarket and Sir Marks stable is the one that stands out. ( Newmarket not being at all what I expected it to be; I thought it would be more like Middleham which we visited the following year). I also remember listening to Sir Mark when I was stood next to him at the pre parade ring at York. Going to watch it again. ( of course, being utube it was followed by a film about Arkle which I’ve seen before but had to rewatch; it always leaves me in bits!)

 

[Jayhawk]

Very interesting. He is always worth listening to.

I like his rules, not so much his meal planning.

I noted his rule - " One hint of a drug and you're out ". I can't recall any instances of him being fined for horses failing drug tests either for cross-contamination or for medication being administered improperly.

 

[jinnyj]

He’s always been a stickler for correct procedure and many staff simply can’t cut it there. But you do learn properly there and if you notice all his horses are beautifully behaved and relaxed. Plus he says good morning to all his staff and all by name. The consummate gentleman in every way. I always tried to get a job as assistant to him but he refused to take on a girl in that role saying they wouldn’t cope. I think I possibly would have done as I was tougher than your average female but he wouldn’t bend his rules. He’d employed one against his better judgement and she left rapidly in tears. Annoyed me intensely as she was a pretty wet individual anyway.

 

[Ardross]

Heavens - not an excuse for sex discrimination that would go down well in a tribunal .

Then again sex discrimination appears to be rampant in racing - for all the success of Hollie Doyle and Rachael Blackmore - a lot of female jockeys get far fewer rides than less competent male colleagues.

Even with Doyle are there issues ? Why when James Doyle is not available to ride a Wathnam horse with Archie Watson does Hollie not seem to get the call up ?