Rup he would have held 3rd. Its not a major big deal to the connections, but it is to anyone who keyed supers or tris.
My position on Gomez has always been the same, and continues to be now. Incredibly strong and agile and incredibly stupid on a horse very often. Does not "handicap" the rest of the fields he rides agaisnt and is pathetically unaware and out of sync with prevailing biases much of the time.
Rupert you keep knocking Prados strength down the lane and seem amazed that he is a leading rider. Strength and talent alone won't win races, you need a brain.