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How to read a horse racing result
Positions, distances, jockeys and race status: understand the details behind the finishing order.
Open pagePhoto finishes & dead heats, explained
Why the closest finishes take longer to confirm, and what a shared placing actually means.
Open pageDead heat
A recorded shared placing. The tied horses retain the same placing even if the interface lists one name first. A photo-finish review does not itself establish a dead heat.
Open pageEnquiry
A reported review of a matter related to the race. Preserve the notice with the result and wait for the applicable decision; do not treat it as another word for a photo finish.
Open pagePhoto finish
A finish requiring examination of dedicated finish-line evidence. It can concern a placing other than first, and the final verdict may separate the horses or record a shared placing.
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