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Letter of the Week

Mind your language

Lost Horizon at Sandown, 50s into 4s. Special at Flemington, 14s into 11/4. Mironton Bay, 100s into 8s, Bagot Handicap, 1982. Kapalua, 66s into 5/2 (missed a place), Moonee Valley. Harpagus, 10s into 7/2, 1982 Oakleigh Plate. Benjarbee, 1/3 into no quote at Kilmore trots. Sungei Wang at Caulfield, 12s into bookies saying "Leave me out."

These are just a few examples of the type of plunge where a horse has been "backed off the map".

The expression does not refer to $2000 at $5.5 into $4.

Haven’t things changed?

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