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Paddy Power horse racing betting explained spread a plate

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

/ Guides / 2 weeks ago

Horse racing betting optional claimer

What is an optional claimer in horse racing?

/ Guides / 3 weeks ago

Horse racing pushed out

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

/ Guides / 3 weeks ago

Cheltenham Festival Champion Bumper

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

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Cheltenham Festival fans

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

/ Guides / 1 year ago

juvenile horse race

What is a juvenile in horse racing?

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Novice hurdle guide at Paddy Power

What does a novice hurdle in horse racing mean?

/ Guides / 1 year ago

horse racing weight cloth

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

/ Guides / 1 year ago

apprentice jockey horse racing

What is an apprentice jockey?

/ Guides / 1 year ago

horse racing bull ring

What is a Bull Ring in horse racing?

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Listed horse racing betting guide

What is a listed horse race?

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Horse racing look of eagles

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

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Paddy Power black type racing guide

What is a Black Type horse race?

/ Guides / 1 year ago

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

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Horse race type graded, handicap and selling

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

/ Guides / 1 year ago

National Hunt race fences bumper

Why are some National Hunt races run without fences?

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Horse racing tongue tie

Why are some horses given a tongue tie during races?

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Betting on horse racing with Paddy Power

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

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Weight allowances are granted to conditional jockey

What is a conditional jockey?

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Horse racing weights and handicaps explained

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

/ Guides / 1 year ago

horse racing stalls betting guide Melbourne Cup

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

/ Guides / 1 year ago

Grand National weights

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

/ Grand National / 2 years ago

Grand National fences order of jumps

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

/ Grand National / 2 years ago

Grand National weights

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

/ Grand National / 2 years ago