I would definitely be thinking about the HORSE even if I got to Day 2 of the Main Event. Firstly, I"m assuming we might not even be in/close to the money when day 2 starts, so it"s not like we"re already playing for decent money/finishes. Also, it"s incredibly rare AFAIK to be able to play a live HORSE tourney in this country, or in fact anywhere!
Last chance I had was in the WSOP $1500 in 2008, dunno when my next chance will be, so I"d definitely be annoyed if I wasn"t able to play in this, even if it was because I was deep(ish) in the Main Event.