Missing out on Breeders’ Cup a huge disappointment

HOW MANY times have I written about the ups and downs of this game? It’s a cliché of course but like most clichés it is based on truth.

Things don’t always go as smoothly as you plan it. So you enjoy it on the good days and just accept it when you get a knock. That’s racing and that’s horses.

On Sunday I had an across-the-card double at The Curragh and Punchestown but the following day we weren’t happy with how Pathfork worked and that little setback meant we had to rule him out of the Breeders’ Cup.