Pre-post odds: A horse's anticipated odds as printed in the morning newspapers. Price: The odds on offer about a horse. Prior convictions: A horse which has failed to perform to expectations on previous occasions. Protest: When a jockey, owner, trainer or steward alleges interference by one party against another during a race that may have affected the outcome of a race. If a protest is upheld by stewards, the runner that caused the interference is placed directly after the horse interfered with. If a protest is dismissed, the original result of the race stands. Pulled its head off: Said of a horse that would not settle, or over-raced. Pulling: Over racing. Punt: To wager on the outcome of a race. Punter: Person making the wager. Put your house on: A good thing. Q Quadrella: A type of wager which requires the selection of winners of 4 nominated races. Also known as a 'Quaddie'. Quality Handicap; Races which have a minimum weight of 53 kg and a maximum weight of 61 kg unless otherwise approved, plus minimum rates of prizemoney. R Racing plates: Aluminium horseshoes. Rails: The fence on the inside of a race track. Also, the prime position in a bookmakers' ring. Hence "rails bookmaker." Red-hots: The trots, or harness racing. Relegated: Horse is demoted in finish order due to an inquiry into the race. Result: In bookmaking a "result" is a financial outcome of any race. It may be a "good result" or a "bad result." Ridden upside down: Not ridden in the usual manner. An example would be a normal front runner which is ridden back in the field. Rig: A male horse which is a cryptorchid or not properly castrated. Ring: An area on a racecourse where the bookmakers are positioned is always called a "ring", regardless of its shape. Ring-in: A horse in a race who has been substituted illegally for the correct entrant. The most infamous case in recent years was the Fine Cotton ring-in. Risky conveyance: A horse which has a record of not performing to expectations in previous races. Roughie: A horse at long odds which is considered to have only a remote chance of winning a race. Running double: Type of wager calling for the selection of winners of two consecutive races. S Saddlecloth: A cloth which goes under the saddle to identify the horse by number and, sometimes in major races,