Clerkmore,
I agree.  I felt he looked listless in the preliminaries too.  A bit too becalmed. 
Well, to give Frankie his due he more often gets it right than otherwise in these big races and Stradivarius surely doesn't owe any punter money.  I suppose we all have this insatiable craving for history to be made and he had become such a favourite for racing fans over the past seasons.

Tomorrow is another day, as they say.

They are making all the excuses in the world for Frankie, but the fact is he shouldnt have been that far back and he shouldnt have let himself get boxed in like that either. Closer to the pace, and with a clear route chosen he wins comfortably, also disgusting that he didnt ride out for 2nd or 3rd for punters in placepots Etc

rico calls anyone who bets pre-race a mug.  and the very people he calls mugs come on & at his, lets be honest, fairly poor fayre.

couldn't make it up ...

chip butty has it about right,,, it was a very poor and surprising ride from frankie, im sure he is pretty gutted.. he defo got that one wrong but hey he is an amazing jockey for sure

** He'd have surely greenteeth! If we're gonna argue let's at least do it in the Queens English!

hits eesear to say it as it lucks.

That was a worse ride from Moore than Dettori's....stacks of horse under him but out of the race too far back.

Yep, a very poor ride

Typical jockey not clever ! Same as G .Bale missing a penalty for wales , it just shouldn`t happen , lol