So tiresome...The antics of the Lloyd Williams operation are becoming a bit of a bore. And an embarrassment. Gagging jockey Michael Rodd after the win of Zipping in the Sandown Classic, and the decision to prevent new 'trainer' Robert Hickmott speaking to the media, is bizarre stuff. So Hickmott, it seems, is to be the 'trainer' who doesn't speak. He's simply a name in the racebook. But what is this all about? Does Lloyd Williams believe he can go on in this manner? Perhaps the stewards should c
So tiresome...The antics of the Lloyd Williams operation are becoming a bit of a bore. And an embarrassment. Gagging jockey Michael Rodd after the win of Zipping in the Sandown Classic, and the decision to prevent new 'trainer' Robert Hickmott speaking to the media, is bizarre stuff. So Hickmott, it seems, is to be the 'trainer' who doesn't speak. He's simply a name in the racebook. But what is this all about? Does Lloyd Williams believe he can go on in this manner? Perhaps the stewards should call him in for a chat about public relations, the sport's image and his responsibilities as a major racehorse owner?
Many punters would have loved Lloyd Williams, or Robert Hickmott, or Nick Williams, to say something about his other Classic runner, C'est La Guerre, who performed dismally and was a beaten horse with 800 metres to go.