What's the worse way to lose?

[yorick]

For me, without a doubt, it's either brought down by a faller or hampered by a faller, no chance after.

 

[Robicheaux]

When they're never travelling + are pulled up around, or just after halfway.
I take it as a personal sleight against my judgement

 

[barjon]

When I’ve found one to beat the hot favourite only for it to be nutted by complete outsider.

 

[edgt]

When you don't have a bet.
Michael Winter's dad, a bookie/punter had a runner in a confined p2p years ago.
So big was the entry that , allowing for divisions, the races started a half hour before advertised time ; the confined maiden being the first race.
Long story short, the eldest son who had the money/ bookmaker credit to get a bet on missed the race so the horse won by default when the duo ahead fell independently at the last two fences.
The eldest son arrived into the parade ring just as the winner returned.
"What happened ?" he asked
"You were late, that's what f****g happened ! 'tis a fine thing to bet on a horse and he fall on you, at least you had some chance of winning; this way we had no chance !"

 

[skunky]

For me, it's when i have an ew bet in a 8 horse race, Then one pulls out making it a 7 runner and i get a 3rd place

 

[yorick]

For me, it's when i have an ew bet in a 8 horse race, Then one pulls out making it a 7 runner and i get a 3rd place

Yes! A real bugger, that.

7 runners after a late nr?

A everyday occurrence

 

[Danny]

When you know the jockey has gone too early and then gets nutted right on the jamstick.

The 2nd last at Cheltenham has been brutal to me even after they moved it, it seems to cost me dear at some point at least once a season.

 

[Outsider]

When they're never travelling + are pulled up around, or just after halfway.
I take it as a personal sleight against my judgement

Definitely agree with that.
When they start at the back and stays there.
Bit like my nap in the Plate Tahmuras.ffs

 

[Outsider]

When I’ve found one to beat the hot favourite only for it to be nutted by complete outsider.

I once thought I'd found a good thing and lumped on.it got beat by a 100/1 shot who was a stone out of the hcap and died 3 days later.
I stopped gambling for a while.

 

[2017diary]

Never been as fed up as this.........first 5 winners in Tote Jackpot, backed 5 out of the 8 runners in the 6th (last leg). Mine finished 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th (50/1 rag won the race).

Footnote - I believe DO & Outsider backed it