No Chance, this could be clutching a bit at straws but how bad was the wind at Newmarket on Saturday. Im pretty sure that there was a pretty strong head wind (that wasnt there Sunday!) and obviously that would affect a front runner like New Approach more than Henry who got alot of cover. Murtagh rode an absolute corker of a race.. Im dont like Manning at all, but he didnt do much wrong, the only thing i would note, is that he seems to go into Frankie Dettori "Im just gonna absolutely whack the bejaysus out of the horse in the last 2 furlongs and not actually ride it properly" mode quite often..
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