i disagree, if a horse is backed then its going to go down in price. of course we here in australia are going to back the horses from our country. if they are backed beyond belief how can a company justify keeping it at odds just because the "other" bookies are offering them. a prime example was when star shiraz ran second to regal cheer a couple of months back. in every state other than qld the horse paid something like $10 for the place but in qld only paid $5. can you post up the entire field to compare rather than just the australian horses. i would be surprised if they were shorter or even the same. but ill admit defeat if i am wrong