'He’s only human': Owner Philip Reynolds voices support for Gordon Elliott

Owner Philip Reynolds has eight horses at the County Meath yard, including top staying chaser Presenting Percy. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Prominent owner Philip Reynolds has vowed to support trainer Gordon Elliott, while launching an impassioned plea for people to find it in their hearts “not to destroy him”.

Reynolds has eight horses at the County Meath yard, including top staying chaser Presenting Percy, and intends to keep them with Elliott despite a photo of the trainer sitting on a dead horse on his gallops being posted on social media at the weekend.