Thanks Neil,
Beaten L is always something I,ve always looked at in regards to placed horses.
A set of stats thatI looked at supposedly run over thousands of races came to the conclusion that horses that ran 5th or worse LS( regarless of beaten L)were more than likely to lose next start.

Food for thought for all of us is the original question and your proffessional answer.
Thank you.
Cheers
darky