单词	ante-post
释义	ante-post /antɪˈpəʊst / adjective [attributive] British (Of a bet on a horse race) placed at odds fixed at the time, and before the runners are known, on a horse thought likely to be entered: it might be worth having an ante-post bet the ante-post favourite... Then came the victory with Celestial Gold, who ironically was seen as a reserve for Johnson and Pipe's original first choice, Our Vic, the ante-post favourite for the race until he had to be withdrawn early last week with a muscle injury. North Light has been ante-post favourite for the race, although there has been considerable market for Grey Swallow, his conqueror in the Irish Derby. By the way, full marks to Irish bookmaker Paddy Power who will refund all ante-post bets on Irish-trained horses forced to miss Cheltenham due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak. Origin Early 20th century: from ante- + post1.
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