Well J17 perhaps when you have followed the sport a little longer you may come across a few more examples of horses who peak at a certain time in their careers but are then unable to reproduce it afterwards for whatever reason. Camelot is not the first and certainly won’t be the last. There have certainly been many good Derby winners who have not been the same after winning at Epsom.
His story is of progression from maiden to Racing Post to Guineas to brilliant Derby winner and it was at THIS point that things turned. This is reflected in his ratings and is clear to anyone with any racing rather than poker knowledge. That is not being lazy that is just seeing the obvious.
I completely agree with those that say he was overrated by his trainer on what he actually achieved and that he was the best of a very poor bunch last year. AOB is indeed a terrible hype merchant but again most of us with experience take it with a pinch of salt. It is quite possible that even if he had maintained his Epsom form he would not have been able to beat Al Kazeem at Ascot but it is also very clear that the horse we are seeing now is not the same one as we saw at Epsom last year. Remember his Derby winning time was faster that St Nic’s after all.
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