Related Clues:

• Finishes a close second
• Shakes
• Ditches
• Fails to retain
• Heads for the cellar
• Comes in second
• Takes it on the chin
• Finishes last
• Finishes out of the money
• Leaves in the dust
• Gets trounced
• Places last
• Meets one's Waterloo
• Goes down to defeat
• Gets bested