Betfair drop Elliott as an ambassador

Leading bookmaker Betfair has discontinued an association with Meath trainer Gordon Elliott as an ambassador.

Betfair issued a statement this morning

"While we recognise that Gordon deeply regrets and apologised unreservedly for his poor judgement his actions are completely at odds with the values of the Betfair brand and that of our employees.

"With that in mind, we have decided to discontinue our association with Gordon with immediate effect."

The incident relates to a furore regarding Elliott and a social media photograph.

The photograph was posted on Twitter on Saturday and appeared to show the trainer sitting on a dead horse.

The Summerhill man issued a statement last night and pledged to cooperate with the ongoing IHRB investigation.