OK Ryan Moore, all is forgiven

Some weeks ago, we gave Ryan Moore plenty of stick for his ride aboard Sir John Lavery in a Group 2 at Leopardstown.

Moore did just about everything wrong on the three-year-old, finding all the problems going, before switching out far too late and getting Sir John Lavery beaten into fourth place, less than a length behind the winner, David O’Meara’s Suedois.

The aftermath of that offering surprised me a little in that those who agreed with the sentiments expressed tended to stretch out the criticism even further and question whether Moore was actually as good as his massive reputation indicated.