The British Horseracing Authority have called for the probe into a “shocking picture” appearing to show trainer Gordon Elliott astride a dead horse to be concluded “as quickly as possible”.
The photograph, in which Elliott gives a two-fingered ‘peace’ sign to the camera whilst straddling the carcass at the side of his gallops, was published on social media on Saturday night.
As debate over the authenticity of the picture raged, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board took the unusual step of announcing via Twitter that the matter was “under investigation”.
Shortly before midnight on Saturday, Elliott, set to send a strong raiding party - including unbeaten superstar Envoi Allen - to the Cheltenham Festival, pledged to co-operate “fully”
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