I think I know what pace means.

Of course I'm not going to answer for the 'orse.

He's a temper, but if things go favourably, no animal that ever showed on the Downs was more likely to do the trick.

Is there any gentleman here who would like to bet me fifteen to one in hundreds against the two events,--the Derby and the Leger ?" The desired odds were at once offered by Mr.Lupton, and the bet was booked.
This gave rise to other betting, and before the evening was over Lord Silverbridge had taken three-and-a-half to one against his horse to such an extent that he stood to lose twelve hundred pounds.

The champagne which he had drunk, and the news that Quousque, the first favourite, had so gone to pieces that now there was a question which was the first favourite, had so inflated him that, had he been left alone, he would almost have wagered even money on his horse.