Barry Connell

Nothing to do with the going,then?

If you watch back his interview in the parade ring before the race he definitely wasn't as confident as he was in the weeks leading up to the race. Considering the ground and the messy start it may turn out to be a good effort.

In hindsight (a marvelous gift)it would not have beaten the winner on any ground

Wasnt hard on him when winner had flown nice battle for second without overdoing it, nice prep for march.

“Sean [Flanagan] said it rode heavy, and he never really travelled the first mile - he’s never run on heavy ground before.

“I wanted to support the race, and that’s why I ran him, but it wasn’t ideal conditions.“

If Majborough jumps like that at Cheltenham he will be very hard to beat but it will be a very different test to today and I will still be on Marine Nationale who loves Cheltenham.