The exercise would lose all credibility if you show that the loser can simply beg off.
Das Ganze verlöre an Glaubwürdigkeit, wenn der
Verlierer einfach kneift.
Predicting the loser of the 5th race is one thing, but predicting the winner of the 6th is another.
Ich erkannte den
Verlierer des fünften Rennens und den Sieger des sechsten, was schwerer ist.