Denis Of Cork's problems were a lot deeper than the fact that he wasn't as good as his Southwest win suggests and that they called audibles with his prep schedule to try and place him in what looked like the easiest spot to get him Graded Stakes earnings and increase his overall repute.
He was basically wide over a very pro-rail favoring race track - and got very little pace to set him up while the top two finishers set slow early fractions and the race had the look of a merry-go-round.
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