I know what you mean LD, particularly:
“Even the commentator mentioned that there didn’t seem to be much anxiety from the jockeys at the back to get closer and that was just before the 3F, Oisin really didn’t do much more than gentle hands and heels until about 1.5F out”.
As I mentioned, Murphy can perhaps be criticised for not asking the horse for its effort slightly earlier. But it is a game of fine margins sometimes and this time it didn’t go Murphy’s way.
I appreciate anyone who backed the horse will feel frustrated but I think the loss was down to bad luck rather than a poor ride.