and if the track was a 'manufactured' dead rating for the sake of the diva, then clearly the run of the race was Xcellent. The trainer said the horse cannot run on the wet yet he ran third on an unsuitable surface and on a very limited prep (less than 6000m in his legs, as opposed to MD: 7000+, LF: 10,000+, Rail: 12,000+). Watch out for Xcellent if he goes abroad!