“A Brilliant Conspiracy” Episode 21

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Usury created vulnerable welchers, inciting reprobate sharks to punish grooms.

Nefarious quisling Xander dropped Yoshi’s zori for kickbacks, expecting hamshackled jockeys’ betrayal of a manipulative lover.

Glossary:

Hamshackle                             to fetter; to restrain

Welch also welsh                    1. To fail to fulfil an obligation; 2. To swindle a person by not paying a debt or wager: welsh on a bet. Usage note: Use of the verb ‘welsh’ is sometimes perceived as insulting to or by the Welsh, the people of Wales. However, its actual origin may have nothing to do with Wales or its people; in fact, the verb is also spelled welch.

Zori                                         Japanese thonged sandals

Archibald’s ‘Horse of the Day’

http://www.paulaura.com/betgloss.htm

Undercover Secret might be on the Underdog team or a dark horse that keeps on surprising.

Jamila’s ‘Daily Poison’

http://www.britannica.com/science/poison-biochemistry/Types-of-poison#ref396648

Urtica Dioica or Stinging Nettle; though everyone knows that brushing the plant will cause an uncomfortable burning pain for several hours, many do not equate that effect with ‘poisoning’;

Distribution: Europe, North America, Australasia;

Toxic principle: Formic acid is present and responsible for the initial pain but the longer term effects are caused by histamine, acetylcholine and 5-hydroxytryptamine;

Symptoms: Brushing the plant produces a stinging on the skin of varying intensity. There is almost no-one who has not been stung by the nettle;

Urtica ferox is a species unique to New Zealand which is said to have caused one human death as well as numerous deaths of dogs and horses. It is believed to contain an additional neurotoxin to those found in other species of nettle.

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“A Brilliant Conspiracy” Episode 20

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Touts utter veiled warnings about race fixings.

Not exactly bribery, more like querked debtors.

Xander importuned grooms of hippic compilations. Yoshi knackered profligate jockeys. Zollie strategized.

Glossary:

Hippic                         of, like or pertaining to horses or horse-racing

Profligate                    licentious; dissolute: recklessly extravagant

Querken                      to stifle; to suffocate

Tout                             including: Horse Racing. a person who gives information on a horse, especially for a fee; chiefly British. a person who spies on a horse in training for the purpose of betting.

Archibald’s ‘Horse of the Day’

http://www.paulaura.com/betgloss.htm

Totilas was the first horse to score above a 90 in dressage. Another departure in my Tips, but then I’m the Tout with Clout.

Jamila’s ‘Daily Poison’

http://www.britannica.com/science/poison-biochemistry/Types-of-poison#ref396648

Tree frogs (some species of Hyla and Phyllobates);

Distribution: northern South America, Central America;

Toxic principle: skin secretions are poisonous; batrachotoxin, steroidal alkaloids, serotonin, histamine, and other substances; bufotenine varies with the species;

Symptoms: some frog species produce a burning sensation and a skin rash when handled; skin secretions in the eye may produce a severe inflammatory reaction; if ingested, poison causes vomiting and abdominal pain; batrachotoxin is extremely toxic if injected; used by Indians as an arrow poison.

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“A Brilliant Conspiracy” Episode 19.

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“Spraying three utterly virulent compounds onto leas was intentional.

Xylitol masked delphinine, galantamine, plus amatoxins,” noted Jamila.

Barrels hauled from recalcitrant Yoshi’s ketch, embroiled quivering Zollie.

Glossary:

Amatoxins                   a subgroup of at least eight toxic compounds found in several genera of poisonous mushrooms, most notably the Death Cap Amanita phalloides (Death Cap) and several other members of the genus Amanita

Delphinine                  a toxic diterpenoid alkaloid found in plants from the Delphinium (Larkspur) and Atragene (a clematis) genera.

Galantamine                an alkaloid obtained synthetically or from the bulbs and flowers of the Galanthus species (Snowdrops), and related genera like Narcissus (daffodil).

Ketch                           a two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat with a mizzenmast stepped forward of the rudder and smaller than its foremast.

Xylitol                         a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener. Xylitol is often fatal to dogs.

Archibald’s ‘Horse of the Day’

http://www.paulaura.com/betgloss.htm

Seabiscuit inspired many Americans back in the Depression, and for many was a Sure Thing. But then so was Secretariat.

Jamila’s ‘Daily Poison’

http://www.britannica.com/science/poison-biochemistry/Types-of-poison#ref396648

Scorpion (species of Centruroides, Tityus, and Leiurus);

Distribution: warm temperate and tropical regions;

Toxic principle: neurotoxin, cardiotoxin, hemolytic, lecithinase, hyaluronidase, and others

Symptoms vary depending upon the species of scorpion; sting from the tail stinger causes a sharp burning sensation, swelling, sweating, restlessness, salivation, confusion, vomiting, abdominal pain, chest pain, numbness, muscular twitching, respiratory distress, convulsions, death; the mortality rate from stings from certain species of scorpions is very high; antiserum is available.

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S is also for Seismic Crimes

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“A Brilliant Conspiracy” Episode 18.

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Rustling steeds is criminal, but justifying murder? Theft using violence, perhaps.

Why kill everything? Liquidation?

Xerothermic yards asphyxiate quarrelling grooms. Fields do not.

Hippophobia or zelotypia?

Glossary:

Hippophobe                hater of horses

Xerothermic                dry and hot

Zelotypia                     excessive zeal in carrying out a project; jealousy.

Archibald’s ‘Horse of the Day’

http://www.paulaura.com/betgloss.htm

Red Rum achieved an unmatched historic treble when he won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977. Definitely part of a Rounder.

Jamila’s ‘Daily Poison’

http://www.britannica.com/science/poison-biochemistry/Types-of-poison#ref396648

Rosary pea, paternoster pea, or jequirity bean (Abrus precatorius);

Distribution: tropical regions;

Toxic principle: abrin (N-methyltryptophan) and abric acid – abrin is one of the world’s most toxic substances;

Symptoms: onset of symptoms may be delayed several hours to two days: vomiting, diarrhoea, acute gastroenteritis, chills, convulsions, death from heart failure; one seed chewed may be fatal to a child.

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“A Brilliant Conspiracy” Episode 17.

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“Quintessential racing knowledge simplifies betting,” thinks Archibald.

Money on horses can generate usurious vices.

Watching Xander yelling insults, pointing jealous fingers, expedites detection.

Zollie loses nothing.

Glossary:

Quintessential             of the pure and essential essence of something; of or relating to the most perfect embodiment of something; most typically representative of a quality, state, etc; perfect

Usurious                      1. Practicing usury; 2. Of or constituting usury

Usury                          1. The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest, especially at an exorbitant or illegally high rate; 2. An excessive or illegally high rate of interest charged on borrowed money.

Archibald’s ‘Horse of the Day’

http://www.paulaura.com/betgloss.htm

Quizzed sounds interesting. I might go for a Quinella with this mare in my selection, but I’m take a gamble here.

Jamila’s ‘Daily Poison’

http://www.britannica.com/science/poison-biochemistry/Types-of-poison#ref396648

Quinine administered by ingestion or injection. Malaria treatment.

            Symptoms: Progressive ringing in ears, blurring of vision, weakness, fall of blood pressure, haemoglobin in the urine, oliguria, and cardiac irregularities. Cardiac depression, convulsions, and respiratory arrest can occur.

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