attributive(of a bet on a horse race) placed at odds fixed at the time, and before the runners are known, on a horse thought likely to be entered.
〈英〉（赛马赌注）下于参赛马公布之前的
it might be worth having an ante-post bet
the ante-post favourite
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Can I suggest that, as a goodwill gesture, they return the stakes on Davids Lad, and maybe even alter their rules so that ante-post bets on subsequently-banned horses are refunded in future.
By the way, full marks to Irish bookmaker Paddy Power who will refund all ante-post bets on Irish-trained horses forced to miss Cheltenham due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak.
He went on to win the Becher Chase in 2000 to cement his place as one of the favourites in the ante-post betting for the 2001 Grand National.
North Light has been ante-post favourite for the race, although there has been considerable market for Grey Swallow, his conqueror in the Irish Derby.
Then came the victory with Celestial Gold, who ironically was seen as a reserve for Johnson and Pipe's original first choice, Our Vic, the ante-post favourite for the race until he had to be withdrawn early last week with a muscle injury.