Collapse is costly

7-4 Tracked leader, effort on outside over 1f out, soon one pace, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Outlaw Torn at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol. 6-1 Chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind King Oswald at Newcastle 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) in Jan. 9-4fav Awkwardly away, held up off the pace towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, went 4th final furlong, never near winner, 4th of 9, 9l behind Outlaw Torn at Newcastle 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) in Feb. 13-2 Tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon outpaced, no danger after, 8th of 13, 9l behind Bell Heather at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) in Feb.

5-1 In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Top Offer at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) in Nov. 8-1 In touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Sunshineandbubbles at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6).

12-1 Broke well and steadied start, tracked leaders, driven and lost place over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 11l behind Made Of Honour at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (5) pol in Feb. 5-1 Raced keenly and hung right almost throughout, with leader, hung right on bend and headed 4f out, lost 2nd over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 8, 15l behind Ghostly Arc at Newcastle 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) in Feb. 10-1 Tracked leader, challenged over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 14, 15l behind Runaiocht at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.

66-1 Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 10th of 14, 9l behind Athollblair Boy at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Feb. 33-1 Slowly into stride, in rear, never figured, 9th of 11, 8l behind Lukoutoldmakezebak at Newcastle 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) in Feb.

100-1 Led until over 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 3f, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 28l behind Tatting at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Mar ‘16. (17) M Johnston 9-9 ......................... P J McDonald (28) K Ryan 9-8 ........................................ K Stott (30) J Given 9-8 (BF) ............................... B McHugh (150) B Haslam 9-8 ...................... P Mulrennan (49) J Ewart 9-7 ........................................ L Keniry (15) R Fahey 9-4 ......................................... P Hanagan (11)JOsborne9-3(D) .................. JFanning (156) T Easterby 9-2 ............. Rachel Richardson (3) (27) Ronald Thompson 8-13 ...... G Lee (28) J Given 8-9 .............................. J P Sullivan BETTING: 11-4 Darkest Light, 7-2 G Eye Joe, 4 Zadorra, 6 Foxy Lady, 10 Mabo, 16 Westfield Wonder, Revenge, Leahcar, Miss Mollie, 20 Elysee Star.

5-2 Held up towards rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Ertidaad at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb. 11-8fav Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Spring Romance at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) in Feb. 28-1 Tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Fabianski at Wolverhampton 7f Fillies Novice Stakes (3yo+) (5) in Feb. 9-2 Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Bad Dog at Newcastle 1m 3yo app hcp 0-70 (5) in Feb. 16-1 Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Darkest Light at Chelmsford City 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.

22-1 Close up, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, last of 6, 7l behind Plansina at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) in Jan. 80-1 In touch, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 13l behind Casey Jones at Newcastle 7f Novice Auction Stakes (3yo) (6) in Feb. 50-1 With leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon edged left and weakened, 12th of 14, 20l behind Daddies Girl at Nottingham 6f 2yo hcp (3) gs in Oct.

20-1 Led, headed 4f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no chance with front pair final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Bezos at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo sell stks (6) in Feb. 14-1 Towards rear, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 14, 19l behind Emerald Rocket at Newcastle 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) in Oct. EOIN Morgan could only rue the collapse which cost England series victory against New Zealand.

England’s white-ball captain is unrepentant, however, about the attacking intent which fell flat after Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root raced to 267 for one in the 38th over of the fourth one-day international in Dunedin.

The tourists promptly lost their next six wickets for 21 on the way to 335 for nine, and then had no answer to Ross Taylor’s brilliance after New Zealand initially faltered to two for two in reply.

The Kiwis pulled off a five-wicket win, with three balls to spare, to level the series at 2-2 and set up a weekend decider in Christchurch, with Taylor unbeaten on a careerbest 181 on the eve of his 34th birthday.

He outdid both Bairstow (138) and Root (102), sharing a stand of 187 with Tom Latham (71) in response to the Yorkshire pair’s 190.

Morgan did not dispute that England lost the match when four of their most powerful batsmen including him - mustered nine runs collectively as Kiwi leg-spinner Ish Sodhi (four for 58) intervened.

Asked if the collapse had been decisive, he said: “Yes, it has.”

At the suggestion it was a case of over-ambition, though, he said: “I’m a big fan of over-ambition.

“When two guys play out of their skin ... we’ve got to put the cream on the cake and the cherry on top.

“We were miles away from it today. Our skill level wasn’t good enough to take risks that early whereas it should be.”

There will be no inquest unless middle-order collapses are repeated, and certainly no recriminations.

“It’s something that’s not happened before, and is extremely disappointing,” added Morgan.

“All four of us that got out for very little all came in and were gutted, because there was a hell of a lot of hard work that was put in to get us in that position.

“It has been a one-off. We’ve certainly had collapses of the top order - in the first 10 (overs), we’ve been four or five down.

“But certainly when we’ve earned the right to push for a 370 score, we’ve not had a collapse like that.”

Asked if himself, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali had let the second-wicket pair down, Morgan said: “No, no. We win together, we lose together.

“Normally one of us has come off. That’s the way the batting order lines up, and that’s the way our template looks.

“If it continues to be a pattern we’ll look into it deeply.

“But everybody walking off, it’s hurting deep that we’ve not been able to capitalise on that.”

Taylor had to take the drinks buggy across the ground to his press conference as he struggled with the thigh injury which ruled him out of the previous match.

He hopes to be fit for the weekend, and agreed his 19th ODI hundred must rank among his best.

“Being there at the end, in a win, (it) has to be up there,” said Taylor.

“If they’d got to 360-370 it would have been an unrealistic target especially at two for two.

“We always knew we’d have to bat well but we knew it wasn’t out of our reach.”

As for his birthday plans between matches, Taylor added: “I did have a very nice bottle of wine in my suitcase which I was going to open.

“But damn it, I don’t think I can have it if I’m to give myself any chance of playing on Saturday.”