It’s not about running a 12-year old in the Gold Cup. Barton Bank ran about five times in it and was placed twice. Connections were familiar with the race and the trip
Envoi Allen never ran the Gold Cup trip in his life and everybody was realistic about him being without a real chance in the race. And I don’t think that you should pick the Gold Cup as a swansong race just for fun. No matter how good he was at 2m4f or even 3m, this extra two and a half furlongs and a fast run race were the biggest test he was asked to face so far. Why would you do that in his final race?
