Maybe you’re right j17, maybe i’m just constructing an argument to suit a view I already have.
However history shows us that horses’ that win consecutive Gold Cups tend to be exceptional, and i’ve just never held the view that Long Run is an exceptional horse. If people believe that he is, or that the opposition is so mediocre that he’ll be able to win on default, then good luck to them, but I won’t be joining them.
As for Kauto Star, i’ve never backed a 12 year old in the Gold Cup and I don’t intend to start now. If he win’s i’ll hold my hands up but I just can’t see it.
I just take the view that the Betfair Chase and King George were quite ordinary and uncompetitive races by comparison with previous years, and thats there at least remains the possibility that the Gold Cup will be far more competitive.
Maybe i’d respect your opinion more than instead of disparaging my argument in rather an insulting way, you respected my right to hold that opinion.