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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
If anything, one could say that the second finisher was overaggressively ridden early, and if she had settled in third, she most likely would have won.
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I think this is unfair criticism and almost certainly will be over the head of just about everyone here. Hill essentially did the right thing. By doing so, however, he handed a perfect trip to the winner. Of course, the trip was perfect in terms of race dynamics but difficult in terms of execution; so, much credit needs to go to the winning rider (who rode it like a turf race). This is just a case of bad luck for Hill.