Tom Waterhouse told to distance himself from mother Gai's affairs Tom Waterhouse has been urged to stay away from his mother Gai's affairs following the More Joyous scandal. Picture: Rohan Kelly Source: The Daily Telegraph THOSE TV ads featuring a smiling Tom Waterhouse promising your money back if your horse runs second to "Mum's" could become a thing of the past. When More Joyous was beaten in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m), owner John Singleton complained there had been a "conflict of interest" because Tom Waterhouse, the bookmaker son of trainer Gai Waterhouse, allegedly knew the horse had problems. That claim was found not to be true during the marathon inquiry. Chief steward Ray Murrihy yesterday encouraged Tom Waterhouse to distance himself from his mother's stable in future. "There has been ongoing public perception that there's a line to draw in your role as a bookmaker and your mother's role as leading trainer," he said. It must not get too close to the bone in the way you name and advertise your mother's horses. This inquiry focuses on how important it is to isolate what you are doing and what Mrs Waterhouse is doing. Murrihy continued to give his thoughts on keeping Gai and Tom's businesses separate and said: "I think it's something Racing NSW will probably consider in the cold light of day. I think it raises and puts into perspective the issue of using the family name to promote the business. The public perception of people looking at what's said in those ads or commentary, and disassociating the stable from (the) bookmaking business is difficult, and that's what we seek to achieve today, to put in place that there must be that disassociation between the two operations. Tom Waterhouse preferred not to comment last night.