No sympathy for supporters of odds-on St Nicholas Abbey

There is no doubt the performance of St Nicholas Abbey at the Curragh on Monday left a particularly sour taste in the mouths of many punters.

Have we any sympathy for them, absolutely not. The reason is quite simple, anyone who bets an Aidan O’Brien horse at such short odds, in such circumstances, is asking for trouble and has not learned from what has gone on in the past.

Let’s recall the Curragh in April of 2010 and a horse called Fame And Glory in the Listed Alleged Stakes.