Horses, bankers and incentives

Sir, – Can racing correspondents please refrain from describing any horse as a “banker”?

Horses are whipped to incentivise them. Bankers now get salary and share bonuses. – Yours, etc,

DAVID LOUGHLIN,

Rathmines,

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