ALL CREDIT... WELL NEARLY ALL, ANYWAY.

ALL CREDIT. WELL, NEARLY ALL ANYWAY.Sepoy by a country mile.But that scratching!What can we make of it?Not a lot, Spot.It's done. And dusted too. Well and truly.Best on the day, as you know, by a space.But... and you know this too, Smart Missile was withdrawn at the post.I thought Glen Boss was going to lose his rag. He damn near did. Couldn't blame him, could you?He was ultra-confident, and then he was out.So we'll never know, and Smart Missile, undefeated, remains the only horse to have beaten

ALL CREDIT. WELL, NEARLY ALL ANYWAY.

Sepoy by a country mile.

But that scratching!

What can we make of it?

Not a lot, Spot.

It's done. And dusted too. Well and truly.

Best on the day, as you know, by a space.

But... and you know this too, Smart Missile was withdrawn at the post.

I thought Glen Boss was going to lose his rag. He damn near did. Couldn't blame him, could you?

He was ultra-confident, and then he was out.

So we'll never know, and Smart Missile, undefeated, remains the only horse to have beaten Sepoy.

Intriguing, isn't it?

I don't know the answer. I suspect there isn't one.

But one thing: the vet was on a hiding to nothing. If the horse was distressed, that was that.

And he said it was.

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hoofnote April 7: Smart Missile has been withdrawn from the Sires and is out for the autumn. Rooster one day and feather duster the next, yet again. Hard life, this racing business, isn't it?