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1Paddy Power horse racing betting explained spread a plate

What does it mean when a horse has spread a plate?

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2Horse racing betting optional claimer

What is an optional claimer in horse racing?

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3Horse racing pushed out

What does it mean when a horse is ‘pushed out’?

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4Cheltenham Festival Champion Bumper

Why are there no jumps in the Cheltenham Festival Champion Bumper?

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5Cheltenham Festival fans

How many fans usually attend the Cheltenham Festival? How big is the capacity?

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6juvenile horse race

What is a juvenile in horse racing?

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7Novice hurdle guide at Paddy Power

What does a novice hurdle in horse racing mean?

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8horse racing weight cloth

Why do some horses wear a ‘weight cloth’ during races?

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9apprentice jockey horse racing

What is an apprentice jockey?

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10horse racing bull ring

What is a Bull Ring in horse racing?

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11Listed horse racing betting guide

What is a listed horse race?

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12Horse racing look of eagles

What does the phrase ‘Look of Eagles’ mean in horse racing?

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13Paddy Power black type racing guide

What is a Black Type horse race?

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What does ‘weighed in’ mean at the end of a horse race?

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15Horse race type graded, handicap and selling

What is the difference between graded, handicap and selling horse races?

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16National Hunt race fences bumper

Why are some National Hunt races run without fences?

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17Betting on horse racing with Paddy Power

What are blinkers and why do some horses wear them? Paddy's racing guide explains all

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18Horse racing tongue tie

Why are some horses given a tongue tie during races?

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19Weight allowances are granted to conditional jockey

What is a conditional jockey?

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20Horse racing weights and handicaps explained

Why are race horses given different weights and what does it mean?

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21horse racing stalls betting guide Melbourne Cup

Why do some races start from stalls and others don't?

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22Grand National weights

Grand National weights: Why do horses carry different weights at Aintree?

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23Grand National fences order of jumps

Grand National fences: Order of jumps, total and which are taken twice

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24Grand National weights

When did a horse last win the Grand National carrying top weight?

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25Grand National fence names

Grand National fence names: The stories behind every Aintree jump

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