Ruby Walsh: Do the powers that be have the stomach to make the big demotion calls?

St Mark's Basilica ridden by Ryan Moore. He did what he felt he had to do to win. It wasn’t careless, it was calculated, writes Ruby Walsh. Picture: Nigel French/PA Wire.

Last Sunday morning, before a horse stepped foot on the track at Longchamp, Aidan O’Brien was already the topic of many conversations. He had given Richie Forristal a pretty frank interview, from which Richie wrote an excellent article for the Racing Post.

I agreed with plenty of what Aidan said and enjoyed reading the honest thoughts of a customarily reserved and calculated man. Whether I agree or disagree with Aidan’s points of view is probably of little consequence to either of us. Still, I can’t entirely agree with his solution to solving the issues surrounding the apparent rise in interference breaches in Irish racing.