Monday, 8 April 2019

WHAT IS A DEVON LOCH?

A Devon Loch is a disaster that happens when a win appears certain. The phrase is used as an adjective as well as a noun. It is mainly used in sporting reports.


 Examples of use:

 “It would take a Devon Loch now for them to slip up but they’ve been the benchmark all season and they’ve had another good result today.”

 “Barring a Devon Loch job, Cambridge’s win is a formality now as they ease towards the finish line.”

 “Blackburn will have to finish like Devon Loch to give us any chance.”



 The original Devon Loch was a racehorse owned by the Queen Mother that suddenly and inexplicably stopped when it was about to win a race in 1956.





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