thanks for your sound advice. i actually didnt back it. it came at up at $3.40 and i thought it was no value being highly weighted over a distance it had not really performed at. But i did actively watch the race and thought it was coolly ridden well back in the field and came on at the last to finish 4th. With a horse like this in the race and in view of your comments it really made the race a no go area.