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    What does NB mean?

    Sorry for the newbie question but when given a racing tip sometimes it says NB after the horse - what does this mean?

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    No Balls..... :D

    Only joking, it means Next Best - tipster gives his nap of the day and this is his next best tip. :)

    My keyboard's running out of ink....


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    Excellent. Thanks.



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    I don't even know what nap means...I mean is it an abbreviation for something or....I know what the word is used for but the origin of it eludes me



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    Nap is an abbreviation of Napoleon.

    I've read a few different explanations as to why this is used for your best bet. One stems from a card game and one from coinage apparently.



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    interesting....



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    Yep, comes from a card game in which your best hand was known as a NAP hand. :)



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    NB is from the latin 'nota bene', which means 'next best'.



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    Quote Originally Posted by pipex
    Sorry for the newbie question but when given a racing tip sometimes it says NB after the horse - what does this mean?

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    Its an acronym for a eunuch , meaning ¨no balls¨

    By the way Borealis - your nearly right....but note bene translated from the latin is note well .......not next best

    The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.

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    Sorry BiGC - didnt notice you had said no balls........

    The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.

    Mark Twain.


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    Yes you are quite right Merlin. I stand corrected.



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