horse is allocated or carries. In the red: The price of a horse when it is odds on. The Bookmakers' boards display 'odds on' in red to distinguish from odds against. Inquiry Inquiry into the running of the race. Can result in demotion of one or more horses in the finish order. Irons: Stirrups. J Jackpot: Monies carried over to the next suitable race or meeting. This occurs in exotic bet types such as quadrella and superfecta when no investor selects the winning combination. Jigger: An illegal battery powered device used by a jockey to stimulate a horse during a race or track work. Jumped out of the ground: Said of a horse which comes from nowhere at the end of the race. Jumped out of trees: Said by bookmakers of a rush of punters to plunge on a horse. Just about square: Punters expression for when they have almost won back the money they have lost earlier in the day. K Knocktaker: An absolute certainty. A moral. A stone bonker. A B.O.A.T. [Bird Of All Time]. Knuckled over: To stumble away from the starting stalls, usually caused by the track surface breaking away from under a horse's hooves, causing it to duck its head or nearly go to its knees. L Lacks ticker: Deficient in the heart department (i.e. courage). Late mail: Final thoughts and selections of tipsters allowing for things like scratchings, jockey changes and on course information. Lay: When a bookmaker takes a risk and increases the odds of a particular horse to entice investors because the bookmaker truly believes that horse has no chance of winning the race. Lay down misere: An absolute certainty. Lay of the day: A fancied horse considered by a bookmaker to be the one about which he will take the biggest risk. Lay off: Bets made by one bookmaker with another bookmaker or the tote, in an effort to reduce his liability in respect of bets already laid by him with investors. Lay in/out: When a horse directs its head and attempts to move its body towards or away from the rail. Left it in the bag: An unsuccessful betting plunge which results in the money remaining in the bookmaker's bag. Length: A length. The length of a horse from nose to tail. Used to describe the distance between horses in a race. Equal to 0.17 seconds. Let down: A jockey