Originally Posted by Beagle

Odds-on, running dead etc. reminds me of a race a few years back in Sydney when the hot pot was locked away on the fence and couldn't get out. When grilled by the stewards after the race as to why he didn't get out when an opening appeared the jockey simply said " because the opening was going faster than I was". True story, believe it or not. Seems to happen a lot these days, mainly in small fields.