runners and riders

noun

The horses and respective jockeys entered

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Meanings

nounrunners and riders pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyliteralhobbiesThe horses and respective jockeys entered

    Click here for your printable guide to the runners and riders

    2023 April 13, “Grand National 2023: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners”, in The Guardian, London
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    We lined up in front of the tape. I tightened on the reins, aware of the other runners and riders on either side of me.

    2006, Kevin Kiely, A horse called El Dorado, Dublin: O'Brien, →ISBN, page 134
  2. humorousidiomaticpluralplural onlyThe candidates in a competition or leadership contest.
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