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Anybody know the last horse to lead all the way in an Ascot Gold Cup. I thought it would be too tough an ask and if Moore could’ve kept OOSG a bit wider it would’ve been.
At a guess Double Trigger, if I remember rightly Paen did too. But being out in front yesterday was an advantage given pace in the race. Gold Cup has also been won by many ridden prominently too.
The old cliche of “doing it the hard way” is bullXXXX. If judging the front runner it is unfair to judge 1 horse against the rest of the field (1 against many). It’s worth pointing out (as I understand it) – the percentage of front runners that win races is greater than those who track pace who are in turn greater than those ridden mid-div, who are in turn greater than those held up, who are in turn greater than those dropped out. Although pace is key to any individual race of where the advantage lays.
Value Is EverythingA thrilling finish and a superb performance by the winner though I’m not so sure the ‘great race’ plaudits are full deserved.
The runner-up, closing all the time, never quite got to the winner. Like others, I suspect BO would have out-battled him even in a protracted duel, but we didn’t get the chance to find out.
Well done Big Orange backers; he proved he’s still the Jaffa!
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