Bobe chip excuse seems like clutching at straws. He ran poorly partly because they all came out of the gate walking (and I mean walking, I still can't believe it when I watch it again on tape) and yet he was 10 lengths behind after half a furlong. I knew it was over then. I like Johnny V. but that seemed like having a plan and not being flexible enough to adapt it to the circumstances. Still, he showed no sign that he would have won in different circumstances on the day (though he did close, which many others didn't). I think that if I had backed Medaglia I would be cursing Frankel for what seemed like a change in tactics. But the winner looked great - I just wish we could have found out if he was so good that he could win when properly challenged. I had big prices on both saarland (20/1)and perfect drift (25/1) and went in with a big smile knowing I had won the pre-race future stakes - unfortunately I got my ass kicked in the race and that's all that matters.