BET GLOSSARY

Single

A Single is a bet on 1 selection. Your selection must be successful to have a return,

For example: Leeds Utd to win at Man Utd,

Leeds Utd would have to win for your bet to be successful

Double

A Double is 1 bet involving 2 selections in different events.

For example: Shooting Light to win the 3.30 at Chepstow.

Best Mate to win the 3.45 at Haydock.

Both selections must be successful for the bet to win, with returns from the first reinvested on the second.

Treble

A Treble is 1 bet involving 3 selections in different events.

For example: Shooting Light to win the 3.30 at Chepstow.

Best Mate to win the 3.45 at Haydock.

Ceanannas Mor to win the 4.00 at Leicester.

Returns from the first are reinvested on the second and then onto the third. All selections would all have to win for the bet to be successful.

Four-fold

A Four-fold is 1 bet involving 4 selections in different events.

For example: Shooting Light to win the 3.30 at Chepstow.

Best Mate to win the 3.45 at Haydock.

Ceanannas Mor to win the 4.00 at Leicester.

Young Spartacus to win the 4.15 at Haydock

All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

Five-fold

A Five-fold is 1 bet involving 5 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

Six-fold

A Six-fold is 1 bet involving 6 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

Seven-Fold

A Seven-fold is 1 bet involving 7 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

Eight-fold

An Eight-fold is 1 bet involving 8 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

Nine-fold

A Nine-fold is 1 bet involving 9 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections

Ten-fold

A Ten-fold is 1 bet involving 10 selections in different events. Ali selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

Eleven-fold

An Eleven-fold is 1 bet involving 11 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

Twelve-fold

A Twelve-fold is 1 bet involving 12 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

Thirteen-fold

A Thirteen-fold is 1 bet involving 13 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

Fourteen-fold

A Fourteen-fold is 1 bet involving 14 selections in different events. All selections must be successful for the bet to win. Winning returns are reinvested on successive selections.

Trixie

A Trixie consists of 4 bets involving 3 selections in different events, 3 doubles and 1 treble. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

For example: Shooting Light to win the 3.30 at Chepstow.

Best Mate to win the 3.45 at Haydock.

Ceanannas Mor to win the 4.00 at Leicester.

If any 2 of your selections win, 1 of the double bets gives a return. If all 3 of your selections win, all 3 of the doubles, and the treble give a return.

Patent

A Patent consists of 7 bets involving 3 selections in different events, 3 singles, 3 doubles and 1 treble. Any one winning selection guarantees a return.

For example: Shooting Light to win the 3.30 at Chepstow.

Best Mate to win the 3.45 at Haydock.

Ceanannas Mor to win the 4.00 at Leicester.

If any 1 of your selections wins, 1 of the single bets gives a return. If any 2 selections win, 2 of the single bets and 1 of the doubles give a return. If all 3 selections win, then all 3 singles, all 3 doubles and the treble give a return.

Yankee

A Yankee consists of 11 bets involving 4 selections in different events, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four-fold. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

For example: Shooting Light to win the 3.30 at Chepstow.

Best Mate to win the 3.45 at Haydock.

Ceanannas Mor to win the 4.00 at Leicester.

Young Spartacus to win the 4.15 at Haydock

If any 2 of your selections win, 1 of the doubles gives a return. If any 3 selections win, 3 of the double bets and 1 of the trebles give a return. If all 4 selections win, then all 6 doubles, 4 trebles and the four-fold give a return.

Lucky 15

A Lucky 15 consists of 15 bets involving 4 selections in different events, 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four- fold. Any one winning selection guarantees a return.

For example: Shooting Light to win the 3.30 at Chepstow.

Best Mate to win the 3.45 at Haydock.

Ceanannas Mor to win the 4.00 at Leicester.

Young Spartacus to win the 4.15 at Haydock

If any 1 of your selections wins, 1 of the single bets gives a return. If any 2 of your selections win, 2 of the single bets and 1 of the doubles give a return. If any 3 selections win, 3 of the singles, 3 of the doubles and 1 of the trebles give a return. If all 4 selections win, then all 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and the four-fold give a return.

Bonuses are offered on lucky 15's. For 1 winner only, we pay double the odds. If all 4 selections win we pay a 10% bonus on total returns. (N.B. Bonuses are not paid on place parts of each-way bets).

In the event of any of your selections being a non-runner, no bonuses will be given.

Super Yankee

A Super Yankee consists of 26 bets involving 5 selections in different events, 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 four-folds and 1 five-fold. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

Lucky 31

A Lucky 31 consists of 31 bets involving 5 selections in different events, 5 singles, 10 doubles, 10 trebles and 5 four-folds and 1 five-fold. Any one winning selection guarantees a return.

Bonuses are offered on Lucky 31's. For 1 winner only, we pay double the odds. If all 5 selections win we pay a 20% bonus on total returns. (N.B. Bonuses are not paid on place parts of each-way bets). In the event of any of your selections being a non-runner, no bonuses will be given.

Heinz

A Heinz consists of 57 bets involving 6 selections in different events, 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 four-folds, 6 five- folds and 1 six-fold. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

Lucky 63

A Lucky 63 consists of 63 bets involving 6 selections in different events, 6 singles, 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 four- folds, 6 five-folds and 1 six-fold. Any one winning selection guarantees a return. Bonuses are offered on Lucky 63's. For 1 winner only, we pay double the odds. If all 6 selections win we pay a 25% bonus on total returns. If 5 selections win we pay a 10% bonus on total returns. (N.B. Bonuses are not paid on place parts of each-way bets).

In the event of any of your selections being a non-runner, no bonuses will be given.

Alphabet

An Alphabet consists of 26 bets involving 6 selections in different events, 2 patents (14 bets), 1 yankee (11 bets), and 1 six-fold (1 bet). Any one winning selection guarantees a return.

For example:

1. Shooting Light to win the 3.30 at Chepstow.

2. Best Mate to win the 3.45 at Haydock.

3. Ceanannas Mor to win the 4.00 at Leicester.

4. Young Spartacus to win the 4.15 at Haydock

5. Westender to win the 4.30 at Chepstow

6. Regal Exit to win the 4.45 at Haydock

1 Patent involves selections, 1, 2, 3.

1 Patent involves selections, 4, 5, 6.

The Yankee involves the middle 4 selections, 2, 3 ,4 ,5

The Six-fold involves all six selections.

Bonuses are offered on Alphabets. If all 6 selections win we pay a 10% bonus on total returns. (N.B. Bonuses are not paid on place parts of each-way bets).

In the event of any of your selections being a non-runner, no bonuses will be given.

Super Heinz

A Super Heinz consists of 120 bets involving 7 selections in different events, 21 doubles, 35 trebles, 35 four-folds, 21 five-folds, 7 six-folds and 1 seven-fold. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

Goliath

A Goliath consists of 247 bets involving 8 selections in different events, 28 doubles, 56 trebles, 70 four-folds, 56 five-folds, 28 six-folds, 8 seven-folds and 1 eight-fold. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

Block

A Block is a full cover bet involving 9,10,11,12,13 or 14 selections. All possible doubles, trebles and upward are included in a block. Any two winning selections guarantee a return.

Union Jack

A Union Jack bet involves 9 selections in different events, written out as follows to form 8 groups of 3. 1  2  3 

4  5  6 

7  8  9 

3 horizontal lines (1-2-3 / 4-5-6 / 7-8-9)

3 vertical lines (1-4-7 / 2-5-8 / 3-6-9)

& 2 diagonals (1-5-9/3-5-7)

Each group of 3 can be staked as Trebles, Patents or Trixies, Therefore Union Jack Trebles consist of 8 bets from 9 selections, Union Jack Patents consist of 56 bets from 9 selections and Union Jack Trixies consist of 32 bets from 9 selections,

Bonuses are offered on Union jacks:

2 successful win trebles -10% added to win returns

3 successful win trebles -20% added to win returns

4 successful win trebles -30% added to win, returns

5 successful win trebles -40% added to win returns

6 successful win trebles -50% added to win returns

8 successful win trebles -100% added to win returns

(NB). In Union Jack Patents and Union Jack Trixies the above bonuses only apply to the Trebles). In the event of any of your selections being a non-runner, no bonuses will be given.

Forecasts

Forecast betting involves nominating 1st and 2nd place in a horse or greyhound race. Forecast dividends are declared after each race, based on starting prices and quoted to a £1 stake.

Straight forecast (sfc)

A Straight forecast is 1 bet involving 2 selections in the same race to finish 1 st and 2nd in the correct order,

For example: 4.15pm at Haydock :

1st Young Spartacus

2nd Dusk Duel

£5 Straight forecast.

Young Spartacus must finish in 1st place, and Dusk Duel must finish in 2nd place for this bet to win. The return would be five times the forecast dividend,

Reversed Forecast (rfc)

A Reversed forecast is 2 bets involving 2 selections in the same race to finish 1st and 2nd in either order,

For example: 4.15pm at Haydock

1st Young Spartacus

2nd Dusk Duel

£5 Reversed forecast ( 2 x unit stakes @ £5, total stakes £10 ).

Young Spartacus & Dusk Duel must finish in 1st and 2nd place in either order for this bet to win. The return would be five times the forecast dividend-

Straight Forecast Double

A Straight forecast double is 1 bet, like a standard double, involving 2 straight forecasts across 2 races. Both forecasts must be successful for the bet to win, with returns from the first reinvested on the second.

For example: 4.15pm at Haydock

1st Young Spartacus

2nd Dusk Duel

4.30 at Leicester

1st Tonka

2nd Herself

£5 straight forecast double.

If the 4.15pm forecast is successful, five times the forecast dividend would be reinvested as the stake on the 4.30pm forecast. If this second forecast is also successful then the double is a winning bet. The return would be the reinvested stake multiplied by the 4.30pm forecast dividend

Straight Forecast Treble

A Straight forecast treble is 1 bet, like a standard treble, involving 3 straight forecasts across 3 races. All 3 forecasts must be successful for the bet to win, with returns from the first reinvested on the second and then onto the third.

Straight Forecast Patent

A Straight forecast patent is 7 bets, like a standard patent, involving 3 straight forecasts across 3 races. The bet includes 3 singles, 3 doubles and 1 treble. Any one winning forecast guarantees a return.

Straight Forecast Yankee

A Straight forecast Yankee is 11 bets, like a standard Yankee, involving 4 straight forecasts across 4 races. The bet includes 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four-fold. Any two winning forecasts guarantee a return

Reversed Forecast Double

A Reversed forecast double is 4 bets, involving 2 Reversed forecasts across 2 races. Both Reversed forecasts must be successful for the bet to win, with returns from the first reinvested on the second.

For example: 4.15pm at Haydock

1st Young Spartacus (a)

2nd Dusk Duel (b)

4.30 at Leicester

1st Tonka ©

2nd Herself (d)

£5 reversed forecast double. (4 x unit stakes @ £5, total stakes £20) The following table shows how there are 4 possible winning outcomes to this bet.  1  2  3  4 

Race 1 - 4.15pm  a-b  a-b  b-a  b-a 

Race 2 - 4.30pm  c-d  d-c  c-d  d-c 

Any of the above combinations across the 2 races makes the double a winner. Five times the 4.15pm forecast dividend would be reinvested as the stake on the 4.30pm rfc. The winning return would be this stake multiplied by the 4.30pm forecast dividend.

Reverse Forecast Treble

A Reverse forecast treble is 8 bets, involving 3 Reversed forecasts across 3 races. All 3 Reversed forecasts must be successful for the bet to win, with returns from the first reinvested on the second and then onto the third.

For example: 4.15pm at Haydock

Young Spartacus (a)

Dusk Duel (b)

4.30pm at Leicester

Tonka ©

Herself (d)

5.30pm at Leicester

Arctic Spirit (e)

River Styx (f)

£5 reversed forecast treble. (8 x unit stakes @ £5, total stakes £40 )

The following table shows how there are 8 possible winning outcomes to this bet.  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 

Race 1 a-b a-b  b-a  b-a  a-b  a-b  b-a  b-a 

Race 2  c-d  d-c  c-d  d-c  c-d  d-c  c-d  d-c 

Race 3  e-f  f-e  e-f  f-e  f-e  e-f  f-e  e-f 

Any of the above combinations across the 3 races makes the treble a winner. Five times the 4.15pm forecast dividend would be reinvested as the stake on the 4.30pm rfc. This stake is then multiplied by the 4.30pm forecast dividend. This sum is in turn reinvested as the stake on the third race. The winning return would be this final stake multiplied by the 5.30pm forecast dividend.

Combination Forecast (cfc)

Combination forecast involves 3 or more selections in the same race, with any 2 to finish 1st and 2nd in any order to give a return.

For example: 4.15pm at Haydock

Young Spartacus (a)

Dusk Duel (b)

Ilnamar (c)

£5 Combination forecast. (6 x unit stakes @ £5, total stakes £30) .

The table below shows the 6 possible winning outcomes to this bet.  1  2  3  4  5  6 

Result a-b  a-c  b-a  b-c  c-a  c-b 

The return would be five times the Forecast dividend.

Combination Forecast Doubles & Trebles

These involve combination forecasts across 2 races (doubles) or 3 races (trebles). Each combination forecast must be successful for the bet to win, with returns reinvested on subsequent selections.

For example: 4.15pm at Haydock

Young Spartacus

Dusk Duel

Ilnamar

4.30pm at Leicester

Tonka

Herself

Rodelk

Combination forecast doubles & Trebles involve Combination forecasts across 2 races (doubles) or 3 races (trebles). Each Combination forecast must be successful for the bet to win, with returns reinvested on subsequent selections.

For example: 4.15pm at Haydock

Young Spartacus

Dusk Duel

Ilnamar

4.30pm at Leicester

Tonka

Herself

Rodelk

£0.50 combination forecast double (36 unit stakes @ £0.50, total stakes £18.00)

In the 4.15pm any two of the three must finish 1st and 2nd. £0.50 multiplied by the forecast dividend gives the sum to be reinvested as the stake on the 4.30pm race. In this second race any two of the three must finish 1 st and 2nd for this bet to win. The winning return would be this reinvested stake multiplied by the 4.30pm forecast dividend. The total number of bets in a cfc double or cfc treble is calculated by multiplying the number of bets in each cfc together.

Tricasts

Tricast betting involves predicting 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in a horse or greyhound race. Tricasts are only available on handicap horse races with eight or more runners and featured greyhound race meetings.

Tricast dividends are declared after each race, based on starting prices and quoted to a £1 stake.

Straight Tricasts (stc)

A straight tricast is 1 bet involving 3 selections in the same race to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order.

For example: 4.15pm at Haydock

Young Spartacus

Dusk Duel

Ilnamar

£5 straight tricast.

Young Spartacus must finish 1st, Dusk Duel must finish 2nd and Ilnamar must finish 3rd for this bet to win. The return would be five times the Tricast dividend.

Combination Tricasts

A combination tricast involves 3 or more selections in the same race, with any 3 to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in any order. to give a return.

For example: 4.30pm at Leicester

Tonka

Herself

Rodelk

£1 combined tricast. ( 6 x unit stakes @ £1, total stakes £6)

All 3 selections must finish in the first 3 places. The return would be £1 multiplied by the tricast dividend.