That Lear’s Princess had run, and run well, in all of the races that Rags to Riches missed. I hadn’t seen anyone make that point yet. One of the things I really love about horse racing is that each race is really anyone’s game, and yesterday was a fab reminder of that.

Talent is one thing, but timing is another and both played a big part of yesterday. Both fillys are clearly talented but they were on the opposite side of timing… Lear’s Princess was tuned up and Rags to Riches was not, but if she wasn’t so talented it could have turned out a lot worse for her.