and wedged in the starting stalls, such that it cannot get up. Cast a plate: Lost a racing plate. Ch.: An abbreviation for a chestnut horse, as it appears in race books, pedigrees and stud books. Chaff burner: Derogatory term for a horse. Checked: Incident during a race when a horse is blocked, causing it to change stride, slow down or change direction. Claim: see apprentice allowance. Clerk of the course: Mounted racecourse officials who manage horses and jockeys on the race track, and lead the winner of a race back to the mounting yard. Coat-tugger: A racecourse conman who will tip a horse to a punter, and if the horse wins, is always present when the punter collects, to demand a portion of the winnings. Colourful racing identity: Euphemism for a criminal. Colours: Coloured racing jacket and cap worn by jockeys to indicate the owners of a horse. Colt: An entire (ungelded) male under four years of age. Connections: The owners and trainer of a horse. Cop a minty wrapper: To receive a very light "sling" or gratuity. Correct weight: After a race the weight carried by at least the placegetters is checked, and 'correct weight' is the signal by the stewards that bets can be paid. Could not lay it with a trowel: Said by bookmakers of a horse that has been completely neglected in the betting ring. Cricket score odds: Very long odds, usually 100 to 1 or better. Crucified: see Slaughtered. Crusher: A bookmaker who takes top odds from his colleagues and then offers prices on the same horse or horses at reduced odds. Cuts his own hair: An expression to indicate a person is very careful about investing any money. D Daily double: Type of wager calling for the selection of winners of two nominated races. Dam: The mother of a horse. Daylight: Often called as second place getter in a race where the winner has won by a wide margin. Dead cert: Dead certainty, a horse or team that is considered highly likely to win. Dead heat: is a tie between two or, rarely, more horses for a win or place in a race. Dead 'un: A horse deliberately ridden to lose. Deductions: The percentage reduction in odds, for win and place bets, when a horse is scratched from a race after betting on that race has commenced. Derby: A stakes event for three-year-olds.