Expect Eye finished lame on his off hind leg. So there is a concrete reason why he performed the way he did.

This is why i dislike flat racing, One horse is built up like he's an equine god and then gets thumped and drifts into the blackness of no mans land, It happens too many times, I'm not saying Expert Eye is a bad horse and he may of been injured but he isn't the first to be lorded up and fall on his face, Just seems like flat racing is so disposable now a days and it's a pretty sad thing to be honest, National hunt just seems like a much fairer version of the sport in my opinion because when you get a star like Altior or Douvan or Faugheen they stay around for longer and if they are beaten then the faith still remains

I think all this talk of O'Brien breaking the world record of G1's in a season in the Racing Post Trophy has taken the attention away from who'll be winning the race, Verbal Dexterity. He has the best form in the contest and the fact Jim Bolger reckons he's as good, if not better, than Dawn Approach, New Approach and Teofilo says it all. He's also an incredibly good looking colt to boot.

Love Saxon Warrior this race maybe come too soon for him but will take a good one to beat him and The Pentagon a solid Horse too its some race

Thought Roaring Lion gave that away, think he would have won if he didn't run around. A very disappointing run from the Bolger horse, was never travelling at any stage.