Didn’t see that coming to be fair – Fact To File seems to have found more stamina than he had previously in this race, I imagine he is now Gold Cup bound after that and maybe best left fresh.
GW has run a cracker considering how much energy he wasted in not settling and that he usually doesn’t run his best at the course – GDC has run well but I can fully accept that age is likely catching up with him. If FTF goes to the Gold Cup then you would imagine Jonbon steps in as his owner’s deputy in the Ryanair.
Finally, I am so so glad for Mark Walsh riding all those G1 winners which is sticking a firm middle finger to JP for his decision to go with Cobden (nothing against Harry but I don’t think he could have ridden any of those horses Walsh won on any better).
Walsh has been class in how he has dealt with this whole situation and has given the proper response by doing the job on the track as his ultimate answer.