His name may suggest he is less than convincing, but Whozideawasthis is a pacer on the rise.
The 4yr-old, who has made his mark at Forbury Park in recent months, faced a stiff jump in class when he lined up in yesterday's Kurow Cup at Oamaru.
But a typically timely drive from Dexter Dunn and a small tweak made by his trainer, Paul Kerr, during the week combined to produce the desired result in the feature race on the Kurow Trotting Club's card.
''Dexter said that was the best he has paced, because he just had a couple of issues and we sorted that out with his shoeing,'' Kerr said.
''He scrambled last week when he won - Dexter thought he was going to lose it - but today he didn't put a foot wrong.''
The American Ideal entire had started just 14 times prior to yesterday's win - winning six of them - and while he had showed he was capable of sprinting well during his past four wins, Kerr acknowledged the cups races can sort out the equine men from the boys.
''Coming into these cup races, they're a good test because you get those good old campaigners going around,'' Kerr said.
''He's still pretty inexperienced really so he's taking good steps all the way through really.''
The first foal of Christian Cullen mare Cullerfillee was an early starter, having five starts as a 2yr-old, including a win at Forbury Park, but Kerr knew he needed some time in the paddock.
''He raced at 2 and went some good races but he sort of put a few things wrong at different times, so we gave him a good break.
''He came back at 3 and ... he put in a couple of nice ones, but he was still having some growing issues, so we put him aside and gave him a good three-month break and now he's turned the corner really.
Kerr credited the trips to Forbury Park over the past two winters for the horse's progression.
''That's what he needed - to get him ready for up here,'' Kerr said.
''If you throw them in the deep end too soon, it can flatten them a wee bit. Forbury at that time of the year was just perfect for him - and the bit of travelling too, just woke him up and taught him what to do.''
Whozideawasthis gave Kerr his third success in the race after wins with Chloe Hanover in 2000 and Fake The Moment in 2004.
