Racing fans experienced something of a shock when they checked Ruby Walsh’s Twitter account on Sunday.
The Kildare jockey is enjoying a little bit of down time at present as the national hunt season is on its summer break.
However the champion jockey experienced a surprising mishap on social media on the weekend when this tweet dropped onto followers’ timelines…
It didn’t take long for racing fans to notice the issue…
Ruby Walsh account has taken an interesting turn.
— Martin (@quevega) May 15, 2016
And the man himself was quickly on to apologise for the tweet and seek help…
Sorry but my account has been hack, how do I fix it?
— Ruby Walsh (@Ruby_Walsh) May 15, 2016
where?
— Ruby Walsh (@Ruby_Walsh) May 15, 2016
The general public enjoyed his mishap immensely, with the jokes, and the banter flying…
Wasn't expecting that under the silks…
— James Coatsworth (@j_coatsworth) May 15, 2016
Amelie, do you go down at the last?
— Adam (@acrs_h) May 15, 2016
Ruby Walsh's Twitter got a bit more exciting pic.twitter.com/tNg8SVHgFU
— matt booth (@matthew_booth) May 15, 2016
Although most people were just trying to help…
https://twitter.com/der_bluthund/status/731896063502786560
top right hand of the screen, click your profile image, go to settings, left side panel password .. change it from there 🙂
— Kieran Jamie Lee (@littlehashtag) May 15, 2016
Change your password, make it a good one with a capital letter or two and some numbers.
— Kevin O'Malley (@kom_racing) May 15, 2016
Hopefully Ruby’s changed his password from Faugheen to something a bit trickier.
