CALL FOR PROBE INTO FILLY'S FLOP.

TRAINER Ian Semple last week told the Daily Record he had asked the Jockey Club to probe the running of his filly, Handsome Lady, at Thirsk, earlier this month.

Owned by ex-England captain David Platt, the filly had won her first race at Ayr easily and was favourite. However, the filly drifted in the betting minutes before the off and ran badly.

Semple, of Carluke, said: 'The bookmakers at Thirsk couldn't give her away. 'It stank to high heaven and the Jockey Club should have held an investigation. 'Instead, they have given me a rap over the knuckles for speaking to the Record. 'When you speak to other trainers, they agree there are some strange things going on.'

CAPTION(S):

SUSPICION: Semple