Glossary of Australian and New Zealand Punting - N

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• Nags: Derogatory term for horse racing.
• Near side: Left hand side of a horse. The side on which a horse is normally mounted.
• Neck; A win or place margin, which in racing is about the length of a hores's neck.
• Neglected: Attracting very little support in the betting.
• Nose: The short winning margin in an Australian horse race, followed by a short half-head.
• Nose band: A leather strap that goes around a horse's nose to help keep the mouth shut.