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Why the last is unlucky for more than the average at Leopardstown

Killultagh Vic (left) makes a mistake before falling at the last in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown
Killultagh Vic (left) makes a mistake before falling at the last in the Irish Gold Cup at LeopardstownCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

Memory does several things very well – most notably it goes on the missing list as you get older and more doddery.

Weirdly enough not being able to remember things works in a strange way. Everything from ages ago springs to mind like an impala, but the stuff of recent history simply disappears into the ether.

The first and second in last year’s Derby? Not a clue or even an inkling.

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