BEFORE the horses had returned to the unsaddling enclosures after the Derby, two schools of opinion were forming on the ride given by Ryan Moore to the favourite US Army Ranger.

In the immediate aftermath, judging on just the visual impression, twitters and texters were damning. “Bad ride,” “too much to do”, “bring back JOB,” went a few comments. The opinion was given more impetus by John McCririck’s appearance on the ATR Sunday Forum, while Chris McGrath and Chris Cook were more reluctant to condemn.