Financial fair play must take priority for syndicates and clubs
Kemboy has a lot to answer for. He is the horse on whom Ruby Walsh retired, he did not catch the ferry to Fishguard when favourite for the Ladbrokes Trophy last November and now he is at the centre of the Supreme scandal.
But for Kemboy we would be none the wiser about the Supreme Horse Racing Club. Of that I am fairly sure. It needed a big horse, going for a big race and earning big money for the scandal to come to light. Money was always going to be the straw that broke the camel's back.
Kemboy won €103,250 for winning the Savills Chase at Leopardstown last Christmas, another £112,260 in the Bowl at Aintree and a further €177,000 when granting Walsh his retirement wish of going out on a Grade 1 winner when landing the Punchestown Gold Cup on the first day of May. He has crashed through the €500,000 barrier and those with shares wanted some shillings. There is no shame in that whatsoever.
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