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Handicaps - Races in which horses are allotted different weights to theoretically nullify any disparity in their ability.

Handicapper - Professional responsible for allotting the weights to be carried by each horse in a handicap race.

Hanging – Movement by a tired horse towards the rails or another horse, which should be corrected by whipping.

Head lad – The second in command at a racing stable, who has responsibility for organisation, horse feeding and many aspects of running the yard.

Hedge - Pass on part or all of a wager thereby reducing liability or, ideally, trading at such favourable odds that a win must occur whatever the result.

Hobdayed – A horse which has had an operation on the larynx.

Homebred – A horse that has been bred at an owner’s stud farm, as opposed to being bought at public auction.

Hunter-chases – Races that are specifically for horses that have been used for hunting that season.

Hurdles – Hurdles are jump races over bars of wood that are at least 3ft 6 in height.

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