Dt 11/05 Gk 12470

[barmy]

41D - POINT 240 YARDS BEFORE FINISHING POST. Any help appreciated, last one needed to complete puzzle.

Thanks

[Oldred]

distance

[dannyk13]

Distance

[Baldric]

DISTANCE

[factor-fiction]

I agree with distance if the answer is 8 letters and it fits the letters you already have

[Svejk]

I know 'a distance' is, well, a distance in horse racing results but there's no pole, is there? Or is this from another sport.

[dannyk13]

Pole?

[Baldric]

www.britishhorseracing.com/resources/media/2.5.7.1.asp?item=000460‎

Furlong- unit of distance used in horseracing. It is an eighth of a mile, which is approximately 220yds or 200m.

[chelle7272]

Where does it say pole?

[Svejk]

I say pole because they have various poles(or markers)on a racecourse. Eg. Furlong pole(220yrds). I always presumed a 'distance' was anything over 25 lengths and I'd just be interested to learn there is a pole or marker on the course. You know, live and learn.