prominent, disputed lead after 1f, slight lead going easily on inner from 3f out, nudged along when went clear under 2f out, ridden briefly inside final furlong, pushed out, easily
briefly led, headed but close up after 1f, 2 lengths third halfway, pushed along and went second over 2f out, held when ridden briefly 1f out, kept on, no match for winner
chased leaders, nudged along from 4f out, pushed along from over 3f out, minor headway when went third on outer 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, kept on, no match for first two
towards rear early, nudged along when dropped to last after 1f, pushed along after halfway, ridden over 2f out, minor headway on inner over 1f out, kept on but no impression inside final furlong
always towards rear, in touch with leaders when pushed along over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, soon ridden briefly and no extra, kept on final 110yds
slowly into stride, soon recovered towards rear, in touch with leaders when pushed along over 3f out, hung left on outer home turn, soon hung badly left towards near side, no impression and weakening when jumped path and ran green over 1f out, eased (jockey said that his mount missed the break and hung left in the closing stages)
What the colours mean
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Underrated horse
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Our top pick
The horse with the highest TrackLab Score in the race.
TrackLab Score
Our model's estimate of a horse's chance of winning, as a number out of 100. The scores in a race add up to 100.
Ground
How the going was on the day, from Firm (hard and dry) to Heavy (very wet and muddy). On all-weather tracks it's Standard, Fast or Slow.
Race level (Class)
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Group, Grade and Listed
The top races. Group 1 on the Flat and Grade 1 over jumps are the highest level, then 2 and 3. Listed races sit just below.
Handicap
The handicapper gives better horses more weight to carry, so in theory they'd all finish together.
Maiden
A race for horses that haven't won yet.
Novice
A race for horses that are new to this type of race.
Chase, hurdle and bumper
Chase: jumps over fences. Hurdle: jumps over low hurdles. Bumper: a flat race for young jump horses.
Distance (m and f)
m is a mile and f a furlong, about 200 metres; 8 furlongs make a mile.
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Weight
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Jockey claim
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Headgear
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