None of the horses that we wanted to win, won.
And that was quite annoying.
At first, it was just a bit annoying, but then, as the sequence continued, it got more and more annoying.

Not even this guy could relieve the gloom, as he was squeezed out just as it looked like he was about to break for the line.
Thankfully, there was good beer and good company, because the rest was – as I may already have pointed out – rather kak.