A famous Corkman related the following story about a trainer who wanted to hold a horse back in a race so the betting odds would improve for his next race. They entered him in a five horse race and colluded with the jockey that he would finish 3rd. True to instructions from the trainer the jockey rode in 3rd. Post race the trainer asked him "How good is the horse?" The jockey replied that "The horse is a speed machine and would beat the first two horses even if he was running backwards." "The horse will win in Cheltenham so?" said the trainer. The jockey replied "I would be very worried about the two horses behind."
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