Ruby Walsh: Logic over blame game theory is a (Constitution) Hill I'll happily die on 

If you drive at speed and crash, your instinct is to slow down next time. The same applies to horses when they fall: their instinct of self-preservation prompts them to back off and slow down a bit.

CLEARING IT FINE: Constitution Hill jumping riderless after his fall at Newcastle last week. Pic:

It’s amusing how the build-up generates so much excitement and anticipation, only to fall short of the promised or imagined hype. It happens so often in all sports that you sometimes wonder if the buildup is worth the effort.

For some unknown reason, though, the clashes in racing are delivering right now, even if they are not following the script. It’s remarkable, even in horse racing, or perhaps especially in horse racing, that failure seems to continually triumph over victory.