By the time Zac Butcher jumped in the sulky behind Jack's Legend on Saturday he had had enough.
All day the gifted young reinsman had struggled to make ground on good horses racing off the speed as Jewels day at Ashburton was dominated by those on the pace and on the markers.
Butcher decided if Jack's Legend was going to get beaten he was at least going to get into the fight and a few minutes later he delivered punters a 45-1 knockout blow.
"It was just too hard coming from off the speed, you could see that all day," Butcher said.
"So I decided to get him off the gate as quick as I could and at least give him his chance.