I think what people have forgotten is that the Aussie 3yr olds are a very good crop ,which puts into perspective how good AB is. D Lanes comments that the race wasn't run to suit,tells me that ...
(1)AB got an easier run than it looked!
(2)Jockeys need to wake up and have a plan b, it's a Grp 1 for christ's sake.
(3)AB is exceptionally good and would be lorded as a champ if he was from NSW or Vic.
I'm with option 3, as I think you could run that race 10 times and the results would still be the same. As for the race yesterday it's all of the above!
Hesi, agree re action of Catalyst ,he was moving into the race nicely when his action went.First bet in Aus this year was e/w on Soul Patch (got my money back)he was great value I thought and is tough, looking forward to him getting over 2000m.