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Some punt on Like A Diamond in 7.10 at Ballinrobe.

Was freely available at 50/1 this morning and is now as short as 3/1 in places.

Withdrawn, owners mustnā€™t have got on :-), cover blown now !

Withdrawn by orders of the stewards because the horse wasnā€™t being trained in the declared premises,gangsters!

The horse is owned by the Fair Play Partership :slight_smile:

A certain B Curley the real trainer apparently.

That cunt Cullentry Royal that Jayne Mangan gave a tentative ride in Leopardstown a few weeks ago obliged this evening at 5/2.

Barney army.

[SIZE=6]Mystery as gamble is withdrawn by stewards[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma] [LEFT]BY PETER SCARGILL[/LEFT][RIGHT]8:55PM 22 JUL 2013[/RIGHT] [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]MYSTERY surrounded an eyecatching gamble and subsequent stewardsā€™ withdrawal of Like A Diamond at Ballinrobe on Monday night after officials announced they were concerned the three-year-old was not in the care of his stated trainer.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]An unraced gelding, Like A Diamond was initially priced up at 50-1 by bookmakers before he was rapidly shortened, reaching a low of 11-4 with Paddy Power for the 1m1f maiden, in which he was due to be ridden by Wayne Lordan.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]The stewards received a report from Chris Gordon, Turf Club senior security officer, who stated Like A Diamond was not trained at the registered licensed premises of Sharon Dunphy at Drish, Thurles, County Tipperary but at another premises in the neighbourhood.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]Evidence was heard from Dunphy which included her acceptance of Gordonā€™s report into the matter.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]Evidence was also heard from groom Fabian Burke, who had entered the racecourse stables on a temporary pass to work for Dunphy last night.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]Having considered the report and the subsequent evidence and in particular the admission by Dunphy that Like A Diamond was not trained from her licensed training establishment as required by rule 147 (vi), the stewards ordered the horseā€™s withdrawal and referred the matter to the Turf Club.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]The gamble was described as ā€œa bit funnyā€ by Liam Glynn of Boylesports, who said: "We inserted it at 33-1 this morning and we had quite significant support all morning and were forced to go 16-1, then 10s, 7s and I think we got as low as 3-1.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12px]ā€œIt came across as a genuine gamble, this wasnā€™t just a bookiesā€™ move, although it was a bit funny as the trainer had not had a winner since St Stephenā€™s Day [December 26].ā€[/SIZE]

She was assistant trainer to Dunguib when he was disqualified for sniffing tippex that time too - steeped in dodginess

leave the guiber out of it you kunt

Am I wrong?

he never went near any tippexā€¦and heā€™s on the way back

Good stuff, heā€™ll be the first 12 year old to win a beginners chase

11ā€¦I didnā€™t say heā€™d go chasingā€¦there was very little wrong last year, they pulled him before any damage occured

KC, would you be one of the West Limerick people involved with Dunguib?

No CCHa , no direct involvement with him

They should have taken the million

St Nicholas Abbey has suffered a career ending injury. Vets are with him now trying to save him for a stud career according to Sky sports news.

True enough, heā€™ll win more races tho

Amateur jockey, T.E Doran banned for 50 racing days for not obtaining the best possible placing on Massiniā€™s Trap in the opener at Ballinrobe this evening.

Didnā€™t look great it has to be said, but I wonder would the penalty have been as harsh if it was one of the more established jockeys

[quote=ā€œthedancingbaby, post: 805412, member: 48ā€]Amateur jockey, T.E Doran banned for 50 racing days for not obtaining the best possible placing on Massiniā€™s Trap in the opener at Ballinrobe this evening.

Didnā€™t look great it has to be said, but I wonder would the penalty have been as harsh if it was one of the more established jockeys[/quote]

Youā€™ll find the turf club love the soft touch.

Look at all the longest bans handed out in recent years and youā€™ll find very few of them affecting the top yards and riders. Nearly always an amateur jockey or restricted trainer who gets these bans. The turf club can then turn and say ā€œlook at us, we are really clamping down on shenanigansā€ without having to face the awkward questions or legal teams employed by the big boys.