Bad debts may force Flood to quit.Byline: Graham Green DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. FLOOD fears the end of his turbulent career as a trainer is just days away, after claiming to have been left in the lurch lurch 1 intr.v. lurched, lurch·ing, lurch·es 1. To stagger. See Synonyms at blunder. 2. To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically: The ship lurched in the storm. by the failure of owners to pay their bills. "I've been left with bad debts of pounds 20,000-pounds 22,000 and if I can't find new investment by the end of next week, I would say that's the end of me," said Flood. The 41-year-old returned to training only last summer after serving a two-year ban for a doping offence he has always denied. Since then Flood has saddled five winners, but his initiative this year aimed at encouraging residents in the millionaire playground of Monaco to support his Shropshire-based operation has failed to deliver any tangible results. He said: "I've been walking round the racecourse like a zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. for the last few days after I started to realise I wasn't going to get paid for these horses. "For trainers trying to establish themselves, unless they've got a lot of capital behind them it is nearly impossible. In my case, re-establishing myself, it's the same thing, a vicious circle A Vicious Circle (1996) is a novel by Amanda Craig which dissects and satirizes contemporary British society. In particular, it describes the world of publishing -- its aspiring young authors, busy agents and opportunist literary critics. - you don't get paid, you don't have good horses, you don't get winners, you're just not going to go anywhere." Flood, who with high-profile wins with Im Spartacus and Jonny Ebeneezer appeared on the fast-track to success before his ban, is clinging to the hope that a last-ditch cash injection from somewhere can save his business. He said: "I am operating off a shoestring budget as it is, and to be hit like this is just terrible. "I will be heartbroken if I have to give up training, but I can't go on unless I can find new investment." |
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