Horse Racing Betting
Types explained.
WIN SINGLE This is the bet the Pro's use, and
consists of your stake placed on one horse only to pass the post first. You can
place this bet with a bookmaker, and take the odds he offers, or you can place
it on the TOTE where you do not know the odds, and get a share of the pool if
the bet wins. (See www.tote.co.uk for further details on pool betting). Around
90% of all bets paid out by the bookmakers are on WIN singles.
On all bets you get your stake back if the bet wins as per your
instructions.
(STAKE XWINNING ODDS) + STAKE £5 to win on a 2/1
chance would win you £10 + your £5 stake back
EACH WAY (E/W) SINGLE This actually consists of two
bets, the 50% on the WIN SINGLE, and 50% on the PLACE, which covers you for a
horse placed 2nd or 3rd (4th in 16+ runner handicaps). The PLACE part is
usually paid as 1/4 the odds, although each bookmaker does change this slightly
due to runners, race type, etc. Check the details on there web site.
You can bet this on the TOTE as well, but you have to put 50%
inthe WIN, and 50% in the PLACE pool, although they will accept it written E/W
on a slip. Again payout depends on how much is in the pool.
As this bet consists of 2 bets, if only the PLACE part comes in,
you will only get 1/2 your stake back.
Unless you are using the TOTE, you must always place equal, or
more on the WIN portion of the bet. You can place 60%-40% on with bookmakers,
but 40%-60% with the TOTE, or any other splits. This way of betting can come in
handy, most people don't know you can do this.
So if you horse comes 2nd at 16/1 in a 18 runner handicap it
would pay;
£5 e/w = £10 total stake 16/1 divided by 1/4 the
odds = 4/1 4/1 X £5 (place part only) = £20 + your £5
stake back. If it won you do the same, and also add the win portion of the
bet + stake to your total return.
WIN DOUBLE This is betting two horses to win their
respective races, if one does not win, your bet is lost, and you receive
nothing.
Returns on multiples is workd out by the first horse odds +
stake, multiplied by the odds of the second winner.
£5 WIN DOUBLE WON 2/1 WON 3/1 1st WIN - £5 X
2/1 = £10 + £5 stake = £15 2nd WIN - £15 X 3/1 =
£45 + £15 stake = £60 total return. You continue with
this format for all other multiples. E/W DOUBLE
This is another bet the bookies do not like you doing, especially
when you include 2 fancied horses, as it usually means that at worse you get
your stake back.
You work it out as above, but treat the WIN & PLACE parts as
two totally different bets. Only add them together when you have worked out the
return for each of them.
ACCUMULATORS These are bets of more than 3 horses, bet
to WIN or E/W, and form the basis of both the punters & boomkers favourite
bets (as they produce the most profit). Calculate them as per the doubles but
keep going. Accumulators can be placed in specially worded bets, explained
below, and these are designed by the bookmakers to increase their profit even
more. You may stand the chance of winning more, but it doesn't happen often, if
it did the bookmakers wouldn't accept them would they?
No of
Selections |
Doubles |
Trebles |
4 Fold |
5 Fold |
6 Fold |
7 Fold |
8 Fold |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
15 |
20 |
15 |
6 |
1 |
- |
- |
7 |
21 |
35 |
35 |
21 |
7 |
1 |
- |
8 |
28 |
56 |
70 |
56 |
28 |
8 |
1 |
TRIXIE I occasionally put up one of
these bets, but never go any higher than this, as you lose control over the bet
when you have a loser. Three selections in doubles, and a treble.
PATENT As the TRIXIE but includes the singles as well.
Total 7 bets.
YANKEE Four selections in doubles, trebles, and a 4
fold accumulator.
LUCKY 15 Sames as the YANKEE but includes the 4
singles, giving you 15 bets, hence the name. Not very lucky though if you get 1
loser, as you lose 8 bets straight away, and all multiples get worse for each
loser.
SUPER YANKEE or CANADIAN Five selections with full
cover accumulators making it 26 bets. No singles, and with 1 loser you lose 15
bets straight away, see how the bookies make their money?
HEINZ This is 6 selections with full cover
accumulators. No singles, and a massive 31 bets lost with just 1 loser!!
COMPUTER FORECAST Select the 1st and 2nd home in a
race to finish in the correct order you have selected. By using the words
REVERSE COMPUTER FORECAST they can finish in any order, but remember this is 2
bets.
You can back similar on the TOTE, as the EXACTA. Usually pays
more than the bookmakers version.
TRICAST Select the 1st, 2nd and 3rd home in the
correct order. By using the words FULL COVER TRICAST the 3 you select can
finish in any order but this is 6 bets.
This also has a similar bet on the TOTE, the TRIFECTA
TOTE JACKPOT Select the winners of the first six
racing at the meeting nominated by the TOTE during the week.
TOTE PLACEPOT Select a placed horse (as defined by the
TOTE terms), in each of the six races at any nominated meeting.
TOTE QUADPOT Select a placed horse (as defined by the
TOTE terms), in each of the last four races, that would be in the PLACEPOT.
Handy if your early selections are unplaced.
TOTE SCOOP 6 Select the winners or placed horses in
the six nominated races, as defined by the TOTE. Saturday & big meetings
only. Worth an interest, especially when there is a roll-over, as there are 2
possible wins. All 6 winners, a place in each race, and a chance in the bonus
race the following week, if you do get all 6 winners.
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