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Published 13:43 3 Mar 2021 GMT
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Walsh added that it's very easy to "kick a fella when he's down," and shared his concerns for Elliott's well-being.
“At this stage he needs to make sure he is okay himself. It is very easy to put a nail in a fella’s coffin and kick a fella when he is down. He knows he made a major blunder and what he did is wrong. I’d say he needs a bit of help now.
“It is a huge blow to see your whole life crumbling like a deck of cards in front of you. He has paid for it. And the only person he can blame is himself. He will pay for it dearly for a long time.”
Walsh insisted that Elliott has made a big mistake but added that as far as he knows, it was an uncharacteristic one.
“It’s not something I expected from anyone in the racing game. I was always brought up to treat horses with respect when they were alive and dead.
“From my experience, and I was in Gordon’s yard a couple of times, and looking at the outfit because it is first class, like a five-star hotel, his results show his horses are always in top condition.
“His staff are well turned out. I’m dumbfounded. It is alien to what I expected. I never thought I’d see a picture of Gordon like that."
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