Interesting race but I am not sure that we have seen a Gold Cup winner there.
I think LHP (who was dossing for most of the first circuit with his ears pricked) could have gone a little faster earlier on (there were some almost 18s furlongs clocked) to make it more of a stamina test as Spillane’s Tower didn’t win by as far as he looked like he was going to when he cruised upsides.
I am not convinced that GD was actually going to be involved in the finish even before the mistake at the 2nd last and while the kick he got from the winner before the start didn’t seem to affect him it wouldn’t have been ideal.
Flooring Porter – odd that he was held up and he didn’t pull like he has when they have tried more restrained tactics in the past even with the slow early gallop. Not sure what to make of it as it is almost like they were there just to get a run into him.