9. Some fractious brute who has no place out of a selling race kicks the “certainty” at the post.
10. Jockey disobeys orders, and throws the race away, or goes to sleep.
11. Tiny light weight, caught by steel-knit veteran, fails through weakness. More grist to the bookmaker.
12. A lends B his best trial horse—say Bluebottle—to try Broomstick. Result of trial makes the race a good thing for Broomstick, but a still better thing for A’s old sprinter, Juggler, who has got in with a light weight. A quietly works a starting price job all over the country, and with Juggler just nips Broomstick on the post.
13. Brown lends his crack jockey to ride Jones’s Malaprop, and price shortens. Brown’s money is probably on Gay Deceiver. Jockey obeys orders, and rides Malaprop in Gay Deceiver’s interest.
14. Horse certain to win. Stable forestalled at the last moment. Jockey honest. No help for it. Give the colt a nice refreshing drink of water before the start.
15. Everything lovely. Mount winning easily, when he stumbles and nearly comes down.
16. Jockey makes his effort too late.
17. Jockey secretly owner of horse, other than his mount, running in the same race.