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Was that really you? Are you pleading the Nuremberg defence?

At least it explains why JB was so keen to make excuses for Momentum. Whatever happened on the clubhouse turn Momentum looked a lock to beat Sky Jack at the furlong pole but failed to deliver. And that against the 'lone speed' (but not fourth favourite) who had been forced three wide on that same clubhouse turn. I'm with Friedman on this one. Whatever the scenario was for opposing Sky Jack - not certain to stay, needs to be lone speed, bounce candidate - the horse clearly hadn't read the script. Sometimes even the best can be beaten by one better. Rather than excuse the second (or blame its jockey) why not give credit where its due - to a horse (the real stars of the game after all) that did better than many an expert expected? Momentum ran good, Sky Jack ran better.