Desmond lashes out at HRI over Dalton affair

ON-course bookmaker, Jim Desmond, yesterday lashed out at Horse Racing Ireland, in the aftermath of the Ger Dalton affair at Listowel last Saturday.

Fellow bookmaker Dalton ran out of money and didn’t bet on the final race, leaving many punters out of pocket to the tune of thousands of euro.

Said Desmond: “Let’s make it clear this was not a problem caused by Listowel racecourse, but is a perfect example of terrible management by HRI over the years.