General Chat

[darlojim]

Someone is obviously out to damage his reputation. Like you say, plenty of stories coming out in recent days so he's upset someone.

The photo looks fake to me but he does need to come out and say so.

Seen a few people mention recent stories coming out of the yard, what sort of things?!

[Hurdles or chasing]

Shouldn't even give the person who made it the satisfaction of mentioning it

No, the longer nothing is said the worse it looks. We will all care enough to find out if its true but many will have a look and believe it and think racing is full of scumbags and certainly wont bother to follow up at a later date and see if it was fake. Its not just going to go away. Lets be honest its a decent enough photoshop if that is the case and it certainly does look like his gallops. Longer he says nothing the guiltier he looks.

Goes without saying how much I want it to be fake.

[Ice]

I can't imagine he would be stupid enough to do it in the first place but to then let someone take a photo when in this day and age is always gonna end up on social media.

[The King Pimm]

Not to cause controversy but I think the image is a genuine one. What we don’t know is the context of the picture, when it was taken and the reason as to why Elliot was sat on the horse. For all we know the horse may still be alive at the time and Elliot was sat on him comforting him before taking a phone call from a vet, owner etc. None of us were there, it looks bad because he appears to be smiling and showing a peace sign. For all we know he could be giving instructions to staff or chatting with a vet and not smiling at all. He also may have been laughing at something completely unrelated to the horses predicament or condition. I’ve been on loads of distressing incidents that are upsetting and emotionally charged but found myself laughing minutes later when a colleague has slipped over, knelt in dog shit or done something daft which is not personal or purposely disrespectful to the people involved with the incident itself but just a distraction and you forget to stay focussed because you don’t expect to be filmed or photographed.

This is the third negative image, video or image I’ve seen involving Elliot in the past fortnight so someone is clearly out to discredit him. From what I’ve heard about his behaviour he doesn’t help himself though but he is a professional so should be a bit more disciplined and careful with the people he surrounds himself with because people are filming him and gossiping about him. You don’t hear any of these stories about other big trainers.

[Liammet]

I cannot believe that photo to be true

Twitter is bitter and twisted

I do object to it been posted on this forum

I would like to think we are better than that

Appeal to a mod to delete it please

[Altior]

Not to cause controversy but I think the image is a genuine one. What we don’t know is the context of the picture, when it was taken and the reason as to why Elliot was sat on the horse. For all we know the horse may still be alive at the time and Elliot was sat on him comforting him before taking a phone call from a vet, owner etc. None of us were there, it looks bad because he appears to be smiling and showing a peace sign. For all we know he could be giving instructions to staff or chatting with a vet and not smiling at all. He also may have been laughing at something completely unrelated to the horses predicament or condition. I’ve been on loads of distressing incidents that are upsetting and emotionally charged but found myself laughing minutes later when a colleague has slipped over, knelt in dog shit or done something daft which is not personal or purposely disrespectful to the people involved with the incident itself but just a distraction and you forget to stay focussed because you don’t expect to be filmed or photographed.

This is the third negative image, video or image I’ve seen involving Elliot in the past fortnight so someone is clearly out to discredit him. From what I’ve heard about his behaviour he doesn’t help himself though but he is a professional so should be a bit more disciplined and careful with the people he surrounds himself with because people are filming him and gossiping about him. You don’t hear any of these stories about other big trainers.

Mother in laws are always a pain in the hole.

[ToniC]

Not to cause controversy but I think the image is a genuine one. What we don’t know is the context of the picture, when it was taken and the reason as to why Elliot was sat on the horse. For all we know the horse may still be alive at the time and Elliot was sat on him comforting him before taking a phone call from a vet, owner etc. None of us were there, it looks bad because he appears to be smiling and showing a peace sign. For all we know he could be giving instructions to staff or chatting with a vet and not smiling at all. He also may have been laughing at something completely unrelated to the horses predicament or condition. I’ve been on loads of distressing incidents that are upsetting and emotionally charged but found myself laughing minutes later when a colleague has slipped over, knelt in dog shit or done something daft which is not personal or purposely disrespectful to the people involved with the incident itself but just a distraction and you forget to stay focussed because you don’t expect to be filmed or photographed.

This is the third negative image, video or image I’ve seen involving Elliot in the past fortnight so someone is clearly out to discredit him. From what I’ve heard about his behaviour he doesn’t help himself though but he is a professional so should be a bit more disciplined and careful with the people he surrounds himself with because people are filming him and gossiping about him. You don’t hear any of these stories about other big trainers.

Last paragraph hits the nail on the head, for me. At the end of the day, Gordon is just a guy from rural Ireland who is ridiculously gifted at what he does and has made the big time. But the Twitter snowflakes & the rest of the offended mob will never grasp the mentality and lifestyle of those that come from that background.

[Old Vic]

I cannot believe that photo to be true

Twitter is bitter and twisted

I do object to it been posted on this forum

I would like to think we are better than that

Appeal to a mod to delete it please

Where is it on the forum Liam ? A link to Twitter is not “on the forum”.

I will delete if something is on here and I would ask all to be careful about what they post but Twitter can look after itself.

[Liammet]

Where is it on the forum Liam ? A link to Twitter is not “on the forum”.

I will delete if something is on here and I would ask all to be careful about what they post but Twitter can look after itself.

You can still view it by hitting the link that is on the forum

I don’t think there is much difference OV

[Old Vic]

There is also a link to the flat elbow zoom in - I don’t know where wee can begin and end on this stuff

and fwiw I thought this helps a lot

https://twitter.com/bootifulgame/sta...299125767?s=21

[robith]

Last paragraph hits the nail on the head, for me. At the end of the day, Gordon is just a guy from rural Ireland who is ridiculously gifted at what he does and has made the big time. But the Twitter snowflakes & the rest of the offended mob will never grasp the mentality and lifestyle of those that come from that background.

I dont understand - you say it hits the nail on the head but are directly contradicting it?

[ToniC]

I dont understand - you say it hits the nail on the head but are directly contradicting it?

As in he might not be some polished, politically correct PR master, but it’s just the background he’s from

[Rhinestone_Cowboy]

and fwiw I thought this helps a lot

https://twitter.com/bootifulgame/sta...299125767?s=21

I agree, that looks pretty clear evidence to me that it was photoshopped. Unless somebody can somehow explain it I don’t see how the picture can be real.

[FinalFurlong91]

No, the longer nothing is said the worse it looks. We will all care enough to find out if its true but many will have a look and believe it and think racing is full of scumbags and certainly wont bother to follow up at a later date and see if it was fake. Its not just going to go away. Lets be honest its a decent enough photoshop if that is the case and it certainly does look like his gallops. Longer he says nothing the guiltier he looks.

Goes without saying how much I want it to be fake.

Honestly anybody who actually thinks that looks real is a few slices short of a loaf

[KingSprinterSacre]

I’m aware of a photo in circulation on social media. The I.H.R.B. have been in contact with me regarding this photo and I will be cooperating fully with their investigation.

Gordon Elliot twitter page.