The weather gods answered his prayers but Recite's last placing has left Hastings trainer John Bary somewhat perplexed.
"We couldn't find anything so it'll take a maximum of two to three days to tell us," Bary said after the 4-year-old Darci Brahma-Chant mare stalled about 200m in the home straight with Danielle Johnson in the saddle in the Makfi Challenge Stakes on Saturday.
"It was a dead 5 today but we're not blaming the track at all," he said.
"It was a good ride but she just stopped badly," Bary said of the mare who shot out of the barrier to set the pace.
Injuries, he said, were often masked and it took a few days for tell-tale signs from horses to make a correct diagnosis.