LAST week there was some headshaking here at colleagues who put up Cougar Mountain as a value bet in the Eclipse, given that at least two horses rated higher than he was would have run below form to bring any return. More often than not, in older age Group 1s, there is no edge, the formbook tells you how it is.

This was also in the aftermath of some glee at unearthing what did look like a value each-way bet in Kingston Hill at 33/1 for the Arc. Then on Monday, he does what every good ante-post bet is liable to do, gets injured.