I agree largely with what you are saying Kev. My point is that if a protest is lodged too often stewards pontificate whether there was enough interference to compensate for the margin between horses. They place too much emphasis on this instead of focussing on whether interference actually occurred and, if so, how severely it affected the horse's likelihood of narrowing or exceeding the margin.

Too many protests are dismissed when interference has occurred, many drivers are too timid when it comes to lodging a protest. Just apply the rules!

The ID Final differed in that Expensive Ego had already drifted up the track and interference occurred when Moran steered the horse back down the track when he saw Boncel Benjamin going for the inside run. No contact made, the severity of the check and tight margin ensured a correct protest decision.