A FEW events of recent weeks as Gordon Elliott prepares to return to the helm in Cullentra caused the thought that when advertising for stable staff, it might have been no harm to add a part-time PR person to the team.

The initial plugs for last weekend’s Racing Post interview, where he seemed to be more concerned over the loss of Envoi Allen than reflecting on the fallout from why he was banned caused a bit of unwelcome agitation and did no favours.