Not sure she was all out there either, Crystal Ocean had a pretty decent trip there whereas Enable and Frankie had to come from behind and had the ballydoyle entourage to deal with. Simply breathtaking. Waldgeist has run some race there too.
Going to stick my neck out and say this: Ballydoyle’s M.O is within the rules of racing, but not imho always in the spirit of it.
Having an extra runner in a big race in the form of a decent horse to act as pacemaker is fine. Having multiple runners, and jockey instructions clearly intended to impede major rivals, is questionable. In the 3 year old ‘Classics’, when horses are still maturing and improving, it’s understandable to run all your horses that have the chance of winning; Ballydoyle do this regularly. Yesterday was different.
Have to add that I’m not a big fan of Aidan O’Brien. His ‘politeness-to-the-point-of-obsequiousness’ shtick leaves me cold, I’m afraid. John Gosden on the other hand is straight talking, helpful and open. He’s a great trainer, and moreover, he actually makes Matt Chapman look good - not easy to do.
