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1. Form : "So-and-so has the best form in the race." The best form rating ? And is that adjusted to today's weights ? Or does it mean the best performance as regards winning/placed form LTO or recently ( just how recently ? ), or at a higher class ? For a word used so much, it's meaning is ambiguous.
2. Respectable : "Ran respectably LTO." This when a beaten 7th of 12 LTO by 7 1/4 L. Similar to "not disgraced."
3. Talent/Ability : "Showed some ability/talent on its last run." How much is some, exactly ? Enough to be competitive in today's race ? Or simply not totally useless ?
I'm sure people can think of many others.
2. Respectable : "Ran respectably LTO." This when a beaten 7th of 12 LTO by 7 1/4 L. Similar to "not disgraced."
3. Talent/Ability : "Showed some ability/talent on its last run." How much is some, exactly ? Enough to be competitive in today's race ? Or simply not totally useless ?
I'm sure people can think of many others.
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"When the seagulls follow the trawler....."
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Same in all Sports.
Football/Cricket ... "The boy shows promise" .... What IS promise? "The boy has potential" .... What is potential - and how much of potential does he have? "With more experience" .... How much more experience? "Has lots of talent/ability" .... How much talent/ability? etc, etc |
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there's a twitter account ive seen retweeted a couple of times , something like what trainer's really mean. Mildly amusing.
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"He likes to go forward"........Unlike other horses?
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LOL sparrow. Mind you, I've backed a few that seemed to go better backwards... .
And BTW, Eric was making perfect sense. |
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Another football one is 'this lad has genuine pace' as opposed to?
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'Turn of foot' in this case 'what a turn of foot'.
Just been suitably annoyed to post by an all too common ridiculous comment from commentator Mark Johnston whilst watching the replay of The Prestige from the 25/8/18. Antonia De Vega was the first of the bridle flat out going nowhere and as the pace collapsed VISUALLY QUICKENED to run past the STOPPING leaders whilst GETTING SLOWER herself. |
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never nearer and nearest at the finish , terms used to cough cough wasnt off
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Ah, okay, will have to remember those.
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Ah, okay, will have to remember those.
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what does "he likes to jump from fence to fence" mean, don't they all.
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Invicta, that expression is fair enough as some horses are always looking for the next obstacle and prick their ears while others seem to hate the things. Horses that love jumping improve a lot from flat form.
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thanks sageform, makes sense now.
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RAN ON was one of my favourite terms in the race comments section, when i couldnt watch race videos to do the form
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wet sail ?
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"A grand stamp of a horse."
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I like that mouse.
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george orwell would be 100% with you bluebook. abhored meaningless language
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orwell has a go here at book reviewers for spouting vacuous sh1te
http://www.george-orwell.org/Confessions_of_a_Book_Reviewer/0.html same idea and something to keep in mind in regard of everything you ever read. |
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The jockey let out an inch of rein. Why is it always an inch and not 2 inches.
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" It's not the best race in the world"........but there again neither is the Epsom Derby.
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'Caught on heels' whose heels?
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You'd think we'd have a precise definition of 'form' by now, given how often it's used - or at least when people write it they specify exactly what they mean.
Orwell happens to be one of my favourite authors. His essay Politics and the English Language is a classic. |
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you cannot explain everything in words sometimes when it comes to doing the form, unless you roll out the usual, ground conditions/handicap mark/ ect ect that would be the perceived wisdom
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He'll 'strip fitter' next time.
Won with his head in his chest In a three way go The last twice (I f**king hate this expression) Gave him his head Gave him the office In the van |
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Held up 'in touch'.
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Racing jargon I can accept, once you've had its meaning clarified. But a tern such as 'form', used as often as it is, should not be so frustratingly vague.
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