Today's NZ - Waipukurau Horse Racing Picks

Bolt

A sudden veering to the inside or outside rail, often caused by the horse spooking or shying from something.

Scratch

A horse is a scratch when injury or other necessity causes it to be withdrawn from the race.

Also Eligible

A horse that is entered but does not draw into the body of the field due to too many entries, and thus is not permitted to start unless there are enough scratches to shrink the field size.