Okay, ag, i take your point, but Biddick would've got much closer. VP rode a safety first race and was running on past beaten horses at the death. Yes she did well, but like i said, her mount was trained by the country's finest and she was sponsored by one of the 'firms'. The entire thing smacked of a publicity stunt for the bookies. Is she's still around riding in hunter chases, etc, next season, without sponsorship and 'earning' the rides like most amateurs, she will have my utmost respect.