Reasons getting fail at 48 or 49 in P7

I had the same situation as you, I tried several times to pass despite being “a really strong candidate” with a very good history. This was my achilles heel but I did get there.

For me it was just a question of really knowing the syllabus rather than the usual 60-95% I would get away with previously and being really ruthless with timings, the paper really stretches the knowledge needed and wants you to think about the “blue sky” type of what could go wrong scenarios, then apply it to the fundamental knowledge learned.

Make sure every word counts, it is a toughie, but for me it was perseverance, it is a marathon, not a race, best advice is not to sweat too much, you seem able, just need to focus and now enter the exam hall calm and in control.