RICHARD HUGHES...

yep it was a pretty shocking ride, i've no idea why he waited so long to pull him out for a challenge

Terrible ride on a favourite in a Classic. One of the worst ever.

And no mention of it on C4 or RTE.

closed shop is'nt it...

The pace is more sensible in Ireland than Britain imo, harder to get the holdup rides right over here, standard of jockeyship much higher.

Let's be honest - it's really hard to start criticising professionals doing their job in public who may have just made a miscalculation or error of judgment . We're all guilty of that on a regular basis.
Yes -I think some level of reservation should have been expressed but it would have to be couched in
the most diplomatic language .
In any event people see with their own eyes what happened -they don't need to be told by
a posse of commentators .

I'd hope and expect that Hughesy will hold his hands up and admit he made a c0ck of it in his column next week

Seamie didn't help Hughes there so maybe a bit harsh on him..Seamie used as a blocker for the BOYS...........

Hannon watched the race at Goodwood and was puzzled by Hughes's decision to take a pull exiting the stalls, declaring that "he should have won".

He said: "I don't want to say too much, but why he sat on him out of the stalls I don't know. He got a long way back and thenmet trouble. He should have won.

"There'll be another day for him, but not in a Guineas. You are only three once."

I think Hughes thought Murtagh was his danger and was too mindful of keeping him in rather than what was going on up front. As for Hannon, why didn't he criticise Hughes for a similar ride at Windsor the other night or for the numerous times he gotten horses boxed in/given them too much to do? Of course it was because it was a classic so although it means no different to punters it does to him. Because of that I've no sympathy for any of them.