Horse Racing Bets

How To Bet On Horse Racing

Do you enjoy a day at the races with your friends or work colleagues but have never been able to understand the different betting options open to you from the Tote or the on site book makers?
Have you picked a horse to win but have not put any money on it as you have been overwhelmed by the numbers that you were faced with at the book maker stands?
What if your horse came second, would you have been aware that there is a bet that you can place that would cover your horse if it were to be placed?
If the answer is no then please continue to read this page, by the end of it you will be able to place a bet on a horse with confidence and even wow your friends with the knowledge that you have about horse racing bets! Go on keep reading it will be well worth it!In this section we will teach you how to bet on horse racing. As you will discover there are many ways you can place bets on Horse Racing. The bets will range from singles to the legendary Tote placepot. By the end of this section you will have a full understanding of how these bets work.The details will include: Type of market, a description of that market, how to place a bet on that market and where you can place a bet on that market.

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Horse Racing Bets

How To Place A To Win Bet:

A win market is where you would place a bet on a horse to win the race which the horse is particpating in.

Example Bet: £5 placed on Red Rum to Win at odds of 5/1 would pay £30 if Red Rum were to win. This is calculated as £5 stake multiplied by 5 which = £25 + £5 stake returned.

How To Place An Each Way Bet:

An each way bet is a two part bet which gives you a better chance of a return on the horse you wish to bet on. The each way bet places half of your stake (how much you wish to bet) on the horse to win and half the stake on the horse to be placed.

A Place is determined by how many horses are in the race or the type of race which your horse is racing in.

A place bet usually pays out on (where your bet wins and you get a return) the top two, top three or top four horses. However on certain big races the top five horses could be paid out on. Place terms can either be 1/5 or 1/4 of the horses win odds.

Up to 4 runners – no place betting

5 – 7 runners – 1st – 2nd

8+ runners – 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Handicap 16+ runners – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th

Example bet: £2.50 each way (£5 in total) on Red Rum at odds of 5/1 would return £20.63 if Red Rum Were to win at each way terms of 1/4 of the winning odds. If Red Rum were placed the return would be £5.63 because a 1/4 of 5 is 1.25 x the £2.50 place stake which makes £3.125 + your £2.50 stake returned = £5.63

How To Place A First Past The Post Bet:

A first past the post bet can be asked for when placing a Win bet or an each way bet. By asking for a first past the post bet you will be elminating the chance of your horse not being paid out on if your horse is disqualified or moved from the the winning spot due to a stewards enquiry.

However if your horse is promoted to first place after a stewards enquiry and you have asked for first past the post then your bet will not be paid out on.

Example Bet: Same as the win and each way bets but you add FPP on your betting slip.

How To Place A Straight Forecast Bet:

A Straight Forecast is a bet which involves two horses in the same race. You have to pick the two horses that you believe will finish 1st and 2nd in the race in the correct order.

When writing this bet or entering the bet on an online betting slip you must put the horse you wish to finish 1st at the top of the slip and the horse to finish 2nd underneath that horse.

Example Bet: £5 Straight Forcast on Red Rum and Desert Orchid. (A Forecast bet return is calculated once the race has finished)

How To Place a Reverse Forecast Bet:

A reverse Forecast has the same principles as the Straight Forcast. However the Reverse Forecast allows you to pick the two horses to finish 1st or 2nd in either order. For this extra security you do have to pay more for the bet.

Example Bet: £2.50 (£5 total stake) Reverse Forecast on Red Rum and Desert Orchid. (A Forecast bet return is calculated once the race has finished)

How To Place A Combination Forecast Bet:

A Combination Forecast also works on the same princples as the straight and reverse forecasts in respect that the horses have to finish 1st or 2nd. The difference with this bet is that you can pick more than just two horses that you were restricted to in the other forcast bets.

This does mean as with the reverse forcast that you would have to pay more on the total stake for this bet

Example Bet: £2.50 Combination Forecast on Red Rum, Desert Orchid and Arkell. This would equal £15 total stake because there are six different forecast bets that can be made from these selections. (A forecast bet return is calculated once the race has finished)

How To Place A Straight Tricast Bet:

A Straight Tricast is a bet which involves three horses in the same race. You have to pick three horses to finish in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the correct order.

As with the straight forecast when writing this bet or entering it onto an online bookmakers betting slip you would have to put the horses in the order you want them to finish in.

Tricast can not be placed on all horse races. You can only place a tricast on certain handicapped horse races.

Example Bet: £5.00 Tricast Red Rum, Desert Orchid and Arkell. (A Tricast bet return is calculated once the race has finished)

Combination Tricast:

A Combination Tricast works on the same priciples as the Straight Tricast in respect that the horses you pick have to finish 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. However unlike the combination forcast bet you dont have to pick more horses than the tricst bet. However you can add more if you wish but the more horses you add the more the stake will be.

Example Bet: £2.50 Combination Tricast Red Rum, Desert Orchid and Arkell. This would equal £15 total stake as there are six different tricast bets that can be made from these selections. (A Tricast bet return is calculated once the race has finished)

Tote Bets:

A tote bet is another way of placing a bet on a horse. The tote works in a slightly different way than the previous markets. You do not get set odds for a horse bet on the tote instead the money placed on the race is pooled together. It works on the same principles as the National Lottery the more winning bets there are the less you will get paid. In some circumstances however you still may get paid more than you would have done if you placed the bet with a regular book maker but it can also go the other way and you could be paid less for the winning bet. Tote dividends are declared to a £1 unit. To work out your bet you would multiply the stake you paid by the tote dividend, Which is declared at the end of the race.

Also with tote bets you use the horse number and not the name of the horse, so when placing the bet ensure you have the right number for the horse you want to bet on or you could end up betting on a different horse. This also applies to the race, instead of using the time as with the bets above you would use the race number.

Example Bet: Ascot, Horse 1, Race 3 £5 to win on the tote (if you are using a regular bookmaker). If the tote dividend pays £5.20 you would multiply £5 stake by £5.20 which = £26.00 this would be your return.

There are a number of tote bets that you can choose from. You can place a tote Win bet and a tote each way bet similar to the bets listed above. You can also do forecasts and tricasts on the tote but they have different names. On the tote the forecast is called an exacta and the tricast is called a trifecta. As with the forecast and tricast bets you can also do combination exacta’s and trifecta’s.

There are also a number of unique bets that the tote operates and these are listed below.

How To Place A Placepot Bet:

A Placepot is possibley the most popular bet that the tote does. The placepot bet is over 6 races (also known as legs). Usually it is the first six races of the meeting, you have to pick a horse to be placed in those six races. The simplest way to do this bet is to pick one horse to be placed in each race which would equate to one bet. However you can choose more than one horse per race to be placed but this would increase the overall stake paid as there would be more bets.

Example bet: Ascot, Leg 1, horse’s 1 and 2. Leg 2, horse 4. Leg 3, horse’s 5, 7 and 8. Leg 4 horse 3. Leg 5, horse’s 2 and 6. Leg 6, horse 9. The sum for this bet would be 2 x 1 x 3 x 1 x 2 x 1 = 12 bets. If you stake £1 per bet then the total stake would be £12 for this bet.

How To Place A Quadpot Bet:

This bet is similar to the placepot as you pick the horses to be placed in their respective races. However the Quadpot relates to four races which are usually Races three, four, five and six of the meeting. The Quadpot can be used if you have missed the start of the meeting and you are unable to do a placepot or you have not been successful in the first two races with your placepot.

Example bet: Ascot, Leg 1, horse’s 5,7 and 8. Leg 2, horse 4. Leg 3, horse’s 2 and 6. Leg 4, horse 9. The sum for this bet would be 3 x 1 x 2 x 1 which = 6 bets. If you were to stake 50p per bet then your total stake would be £3.00 for this bet.

How To Place A Jackpot Bet:

The Jackpot bet is also another bet which is spread over 6 races. With this bet you have to pick the winner of each race but unlike the Placepot which you can do on all race meetings the Jackpot will have a meeting alloted to it and you have to pick your horses from the 6 legs at that meeting. As with the placepot you can choose more than one horse in each leg but this will increase the overall stake paid as you would have more bets.

Example bet: Ascot. Leg 1, horse’s 4, 7 and 10. Leg 2, horse 3. Leg 3, horse’s 2 and 6. Leg 4, horse 9. Leg 5, horse’s 1,3,4 and 8. Leg 6, horse 5. The sum for this bet would be 3 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 4 x 1 which = 24 bets. If you stake £2 per bet then the total stake would be £48 for this bet.

How To Place A Scoop6 Bet:

The scoop 6 bet is also another bet which is spread over 6 races. This bet is linked to the television coverage that is broadcast on a Saturday afternoon. 6 television races are alloted to the scoop6 (these can be found in the racing press) and you have 2 chances to get a return with this bet. Pick all 6 winners from the alloted television races and you will win the Win dividend and place dividend which will be calculated at the end of the 6th race. Picking all six winners will allow you to be entered into the bonus fund race the following Saturday. To win the bonus fund you have to pick the winner of the scoop6 bonus fund race.

You can also win the place fund if the horse’s that you have picked are placed in all the six televised races. The Scoop6 also allows you to choose more than one horse in each leg but this will increase your overall stake paid as you would have more bets. However with the scoop6 you can only stake £2 per bet, this would mean that if you picked 1 horse in each race you would pay £2 total stake but if you picked 2 horse’s in each race then you would pay £128 because you would have 64 bets.

Example bet: Scoop6. Leg 1, horse’s 2, 9 and 11. Leg 2, horse’s 1 and 6. Leg 3, horse 8. Leg 4, horse’s 5 and 12. Leg 5, horse 4. Leg 6, Horse’s 3 and 10. the Sum for this bet would be 3 x 2 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 2 which = 20 bets at the £2 compulsary stake the total stake would be £40 for this bet.

Comments (10)

#1 | Written by The Bet Teacher about 11 months ago. Reply

Well we are now only a day away from the best Steeple Chase Horse Race in the world, The Grand National.
The Aintree meeting started yesterday with Ruby Walsh winning the first two races of the day, he won the 1st race on Big Bucks the 4/6f and the 2nd race on Zarkandar also the 4/6f could this be a sign that Ruby Walsh is set to win the Grand National on The Midnight Club who is currently the Favourite to win the big race?

With so many factors involved in picking the right horse for this race it can be hard to decide which horse out of the 40 Grand National Runners that you are going to choose.
There are however other bets that the bookies are doing if you feel a little daunted by the prospect of picking a horse out of a 40 runner race.

The bookies currently have a bet where you can back the age of the winner, which is quite significant for the National.
Since 1996 there have only been 3 winners that have not been aged 9 or 10. Out of the 9 and 10 aged winners it is a dead heat with each age winning the Grand National 6 times in the past 15 years.

The Bookies Currently have the 10 year old horses as favourite at 7/4 this is due to the current favourite for the race The Midnight club being 10 years old.

The full listing for this betting market is as follows:

Ten year old horse: 7/4
9 year old horse: 2/1
Eleven year old horse: 4/1
8 and under: 9/2
Eight: 11/2
Seven: 20/1
Thirteen: 25/1
Twelve years or older: 33/1
Twelve: 40/1

Now to win on this market the horse that is declared the winner of the Grand National 2011 would have to be the same age as the one that you have chosen.

Example Bet: The Horse to win the National to be 11 years of age at 4/1. If you stake £16 you would win £64 plus your £16 stake returned, so your total return would be £80 for this bet.
This is calculated as 4 ÷ 1 = 4 x £16 stake = £64.00 win.

You would have eight chances of winning this bet, as that is the number of 11 year old horses due to be running in the Grand National on 9th April 2011.

Enjoy the racing

The Bet Teacher
#2 | Written by The Bet Teacher about 11 months ago. Reply

We are only a few days away from the greatest steeple chase horse race in the world The Grand National.

This is the race that every jump jockey in the horse racing fraternity wants to win, it is the greatest test of skill, stamina and guts in the racing world. The race is that tough it took Tony McCoy many years to win his first Grand National and that was the 2010 race on don’t push it.

So how do you bet on the Grand National well there certainly is a lot of luck involved in this race, with 40 horses and riders all jostling for the best position there is not much room for error. All it takes is for 1 horse to go down and it could take half a dozen others with it!
You are ideally looking for a horse that has never fallen, has bags of stamina, isn’t carrying more than 11 stone in the handicapping, aged at 9 or 10 and has a jockey on board with decent jumping form.
If you can get a horse that matches all of these it would give you the best chance but in reality if you have a horse with 2 or 3 out of the list then that may swing it.
If you do not have the time to scour through the runners and riders form then you are probably best to pick a horse that simply takes your fancy as the majority of the public do when betting on the Grand National.

As today is the 7th April 2011 the final declarations have been confirmed for the great race on Saturday. This means now that any horse you back from today until the start of the race is subject to Non Runner no bet. If your horse is declared a non runner before starters orders then you will be entitled to your stake back.

These are the final declaration horses announced today:

No Name Odds
11 . The Midnight Club 8/1
14 . Backstage 10/1
3 . What A Friend 11/1
18 . Oscar Time 12/1
1 . Don’T Push It 14/1
10 . Ballabriggs 14/1
13. Silver By Nature 14/1
8 . Big Fella Thanks 16/1
19 . Quinz 16/1
37 . Arbor Supreme 16/1
12 . Niche Market 18/1
30 . Bluesea Cracker 20/1
35 . Character Building 22/1
5 . Majestic Concorde 33/1 25/1
16 . Calgary Bay 25/1
20 . Becauseicouldntsee 25/1
24 . State Of Play 25/1
2 . Tidal Bay 33/1 28/1 33/1
4 . Vic Venturi 33/1
15 . Chief Dan George 33/1
27 . Hello Bud 33/1
28 . West End Rocker 33/1
39 . Skippers Brig 33/1
6 . Or Noir De Somoza 40/1
7 . Dooneys Gate 40/1
17 . Killyglen 40/1
9 . The Tother One 50/1
21 . Comply Or Die 50/1
26 . In Compliance 50/1
34 . Can’T Buy Time 50/1
41 . Always Waining 50/1
44 . Giles Cross 50/1
25 . King Fontaine 66/1
36 . Ornais 66/1
32 . Surface To Air 66/1
40 . Golden Kite 66/1
23 . Grand Slam Hero 80/1
38 . Royal Rosa 80/1
43 . Le Beau Bai 80/1
22 . Quolibet 100/1
33 . Piraya 100/1
31 . That’s Rhythm 100/1
42 . Faasel 100/1
29 . Santa’s Son 150/1

As you can see The Midnight Club is the clear favourite to win the Grand National this year! The horse has the majority of the attributes listed above.

Fallen: Has fallen but only once in 2009
Stamina: Last 2 races came 1st over 25 Furlongs (just over 3 miles) on heavy ground and 2nd over 24 furlongs (3miles) on soft ground, which shows good recent form over distance on stamina sapping conditions
Age: 10
Weight being carried: 10 stone 13 pounds
Jockey: Ruby Walsh, had a good Cheltenham Festival

Will the favourite win the national this year or is there a horse hidden away in those forty that has yet to show its full potential?

If you think you have found that horse why not visit our Grand National Betting Page choose a bookmaker who you wish to place a bet with, click the link and follow the on screen instructions to the Grand National bets.

I hope you make the right bet

Enjoy the racing

The Bet Teacher
#3 | Written by The Bet Teacher about 1 year ago. Reply

With the Cheltenham Festival now over the next big race on the racing calendar is the best steeple chase in the world The Grand National
The Grand National is the one day of the year where the whole nation will, take a big interest in the horse racing world.

April 9th 2011 will be the date for this years Grand National and you can guarantee that bookmakers around the country will be a hive of activity as the public flock to them to put their one bet of the year on the horse, that they feel will win this years Grand National.
The Grand National is run at the Aintree Course over a 4 1/2 mile distance; the runners have to run 2 laps of the course, jump 30 6 foot high fences which include Bechers Brooke, The Chair and the Canal Turn. This leads to a 500 metre final run in which includes the famous Elbow.
This race is most certainly suited to the horse with the greatest stamina and a jockey with the ability to make it over the 30 formidable fenches.

The bookmakers currently have a number of ante post markets for you to bet on before the day of the Grand National.

The Horses Currently Entered into the Grand National are as follows:

The Miidnight Club 11/1
What a Friend 12/1
Oscar Time 12/1
Backstage 14/1
Ballabriggs 14/1
Big Fella Thanks 16/1
Niche Market 16/1
Dont Push It 16/1
Quinz 16/1
Silver By Nature 16/1
Junior 20/1
Arbor Supreme 25/1
State Of Play 25/1
Calgary Bay 33/1
Becauseicouldntsee 33/1
Hello Bud 33/1
Bally Trim 33/1
Notre Pere 33/1
West End Rocker 33/1
Bluesea Cracker 33/1
Merigo 33/1
Chief Dan George 40/1
Character Building 40/1
Majestic Concorde 40/1
One Cool Cookie 40/1
Vic Venturi 40/1
Skippers Brig 40/1
Tidal Bay 50/1
The Tother One 50/1
In Compliance 50/1
Comply Or Die 50/1
Syncronised 50/1
Giles Cross 50/1
Cant Buy Time 50/1
Killy Glen 66/1
Northern Alliance 66/1
Golden Kite 66/1
Or Noir De Somoza 66/1
Ballyfitz 66/1
King Fontaine 66/1
Frankie Figg 66/1
Dooneys Gate 66/1
Grand Slam Hero 66/1
Ornais 66/1
Surface To Air 66/1
Our Monty 66/1
Scotsirish 66/1
Nedzers Return 66/1
Royal Rosa 66/1
Always Waining 100/1
Roll Along 100/1
Le Beau Bai 100/1
Thats Rhythm 100/1
Quolibet 100/1
Imoncloudnine 100/1
Galant Nuit 100/1
Pomme Tiepy 100/1
Sagalyrique 100/1
Treacle 100/1
The Sawyer 125/1
Faasel 150/1
Santas Son 150/1
Askthemaster 150/1
Piraya 150/1
Putney Bridge 150/1
Regal Heights 150/1
Starzaan 150/1
Toby Jug 150/1
Ambobo 200/1
Belon Gale 200/1
Saddlers Storm 200/1
Dev 200/1
Duers 200/1

These bets are currently at ante post so if you were to place your bet now and the horse was to be withdrawn you would lose your stake, the final declaration for the Grand National will be on the 7th April 2011. The Horse still in the race after this date will be subject to the Non Runner No Bet rule which means if your horse is with drawn after this date you will receive your stake back.

At the time of this blog the best Antepost bet that stood out was Syncronised which was 50/1 with Sky bet but as low as 16/1 with bet 365. Do the other bookies know something about this horse? May be worth a few pounds each way at the 50/1 if you can still get it!

Enjoy your racing

The Bet Teacher
#4 | Written by The Bet Teacher about 1 year ago. Reply

Its the Final Day of the Cheltenham Festival but as the cliché says they save the best for last, with today being the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the most sort after prize in national hunt racing.
Will the bookies be smiling after the Gold Cup as they have done for the last 3 days, There were a few blips for the bookmakers yesterday with 3 favorites winning there respective races, but still no win for Nicky Henderson.
Tony McCoy did however get his first and 2nd win of the festival with wins on Noble Prince at 4/1 and Albertas Run at 6/1.

With it being St Patricks day yesterday did the luck shine on the Irish, well not really if you had been betting on the Irish horses you would have only come up with 2 winners, Albertas Run 6/1 and Buena Vista 20/1.

Will today be a different day for the Irish? There are no less than 6 Horses in the top race today The Cheltenham Gold Cup, this is just under half the field which currently stands at 13. What are the chances of there being an Irish 1st, 2nd and 3rd?

With 2 of the Irish runners being former winners of the gold cup, Denman and Imperial Commander and Tony McCoy on Kempes there is a possibility that the Gold Cup might be dominated by the Irish.

If you think this could happen then there are bets that you can do on this race to get a good return. You could either do a Combination Forecast, a Straight Tricast or a Combination Tricast for a more indepth explanation of these bets please visit our How To Place A Forecast Bet page.

Enjoy The Gold Cup

The Bet Teacher
#5 | Written by The Bet Teacher about 1 year ago. Reply

Here we are on day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival and it has to be said that so far it has been the bookies week with only 3 favorites winning their respective races!
The only favorite to win yesterday was in the first race of the day which was Chicago Grey at odds of 5/1.

Following your favorite jockey on day two would not have brought you a good return either with 6 out of the 7 races being won by a different jockey.
After success on day one for Ruby Walsh he could only manage 1 3rd place, the place king for day one Barry Geraghty only managed one 2nd place and Tony McCoy had 2 3rd places.

I did follow my own advice yesterday and placed a 50p win Lucky 15 bet on Tony McCoy’s 4 rides for day two.
This is the slip for my bet to show that the Bet Teacher does follow the ideas placed on the blog:

So with the favorites not winning so far this week and the top Jockeys not firing on all cylinders, we should now have a look at which trainer has shone through in these first two days of the Cheltenham Festival.
Nicky Henderson has been the most consistently placed trainer for the first two days at the festival with 7 horses placed in the top three of the 14 races over days one and two, the odds on these horses were: 5/1, 11/1, 7/2, 9/1, 7/1, 7/1, and 20/1 which would have given a fair return if you had backed them each way.

Will Day three of the Cheltenham Festival be the day that Nicky Henderson gets his first winner of the week?
These are the horses that Nicky Henderson has running today:

Jewson Novices’ Chase 13.30: Mr Gardner 13/2 and Radium 28/1
Pertemps Final 14.05: Lush Life 11/1
Ryanair Chase 14.40: Voy Por Ustedes 12/1
Ladbrokes World Hurdle 15.20: Zaynar 16/1
Byrne Group Plate 16.00: Aigle D’or 7/2 and You’re The Top 12/1

There are some good odds there which would yield a good return if one of them were to win for Nicky Henderson today.
If you were to place £1 each way on the 5 top priced horses this would cost you £10 (£1 on the win £1 on the place = £2.00 per bet).
If the shortest priced horse out of the top five highest priced were to win, lush life at 11/1 you would receive £15.75 return, this is worked out as £1 win at 11/1 = £11 and 1/4 of 11/1 which is worked out as 11 ÷ 4 = 2.75 which is the place odds. £1 x 2.75 = £2.75 + £11 = £13.75 with your £2 stake returned that would be £15.75.

Fancy placing a bet today then why not go to our Online Betting Page and click on one of the links of the listed bookmakers, sign up and follow the onpage directions to todays Cheltenham bets.

Enjoy day three of the festival

The Bet Teacher
#6 | Written by The Bet Teacher about 1 year ago. Reply

Its day two of the Cheltenham Festival and I am sure that the bookies will be looking for another day like yesterday.
With only 2 favorites winning their races on day one of the festival the bookmakers would have made some good money from their customers.
Betfred and Paddypower were spot on with there special bet on Cue Card, these two bookies were confident that this horse didnt have the ability to boss the Supreme Novices Hurdle and they were right as Cue Card finished 4th at 6 1/2 lengths behind the winner Al Ferof.

Al Ferof was the first of 3 winners for Ruby Walsh yesterday so if you were backing him instead of the horse he would have given you a 10/1 winner, an 11/4 winner and a 5/6 winner.
Barry Geraghty would have been another jockey to follow yesterday for each way bets as he rode home 4 placed horses with prices of 5/1, 7/2, 9/1 and 7/1.

Tony McCoy the BBC sports personality of the year winner and champion Jockey only had 2 placed horses yesterday, so could today be his day?

These are Tony McCoys rides today:

Wayward Prince, 14.40 RSA Chase, 15/2
Captain Cee Bee, 15.20 Queen Mother Chase, 11/1
Titan De Sarti, 16.40 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, 8/1
Star Neuville, 17.15 Weatherbys Champion Bumper, 14/1

There are some good priced horses in this mix who have been over this course and competed at the distance for their race.

If you were to put a £1 lucky 15 on these four horses your pay out if they all won would be £19579 for a £15 stake (15 bets at £1 each)

The 15 bets that the lucky 15 is made up of are 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 Trebles and 1 accumulator. This is coupled with a 10% bonus that is applied if all four horses were to win.
This of course happens on the rare occasions but if 1 of these selections were to win you get double the odds of that selection so at 15/2 for £1 you would at least get your money back for the bet.

Enjoy the Races

The Bet Teacher
#7 | Written by The Bet Teacher about 1 year ago. Reply

Today is the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival, the premier racing event in the national hunt calendar.
The action is due to get under way at 13.30 with the Supreme Novices Hurdle and the Centenary Novices Chase will close the day at 17.15.
This is going to be a massive four days for the bookmakers with an estimated betting turnover of £600,000,000 which the bookies will be looking to make a good profit from.

As predicted the bookies have compiled some special markets to entice you to place your bet with them.

Bet 365. 4/1 winner special, If you place a bet on a channel 4 or BBC live race or one of the two bet 365 featured races and it wins at 4/1 or more then bet 365 will give you a free bet to the same stake in the next live or featured race.

Betfred: Cue Card Cash Back, if cue card wins its race then all win singles placed on that race will be refunded.

Boyle Sports: Every 2nd Counts, If your horse comes 2nd in the Supreme Novices Hurdle, The spinal research chase, the Arkle trophy or the champion hurdle then boyles will refund all losing bets on that horse.

Sporting Bet: Faller Refund, place an on the day bet at Cheltenham Festival and if your horse falls unseats or is brought down then sporting bet will refund your bet (maximum £25). Unlimited refund on all four champions races.

Paddy Power: Cue Card Special, if Cue Card wins the race then paddy power will refund all win singles on that race.

Victor Chandler: festival freebie, if your horse comes 2nd 3rd or 4th in the Spinal Research chase then victor chandler will refund your losing stake as a free bet for the next days racing.

Best odds Guaranteed: Bet 365, Betfred, boyles sport, victor chandler, paddy power and William Hill, are offering this special. If you take an early price and the horse wins and a bigger starting price you would get that price.

I.E Cue Card wins at 3/1 starting price you backed cue card at 5/2 early price you would be paid out at the bigger price.

Enjoy the racing

The Bet Teacher
#8 | Written by j.may about 1 year ago. Reply

WHAT IS THE BEST THREE HORSE BET .FOR A GOOD RETURN
- #9 | Written by The Bet Teacher about 1 year ago. Reply
  
  Hello J.May
  
  The bet that would give you the best return for 3 horses would be the win treble bet.
  You will find a detailed description of this bet on this page Treble Bets Explained
  However you also have the option of a Trixie bet, a round robin or a patent.
  These bets do not require all of the horses to win, for example if 2 out of your 3 selections won you would still get a return. However you would have to pay more for the bet.
  I.E A £10 win Treble would cost £10
  A £10 win Trixie would cost you £40, as you have 4 bets, 3 doubles and a treble
  A £10 win Patent would cost you £70, as you have 7 bets, 3 singles, 3 doubles and a Treble.
  A £10 win Round Robin would cost you £100, as you have 10 bets, 3 doubles, 1 treble, and 6 single stakes about.
  
  Also bare in mind that you are able to do all of these bets each way but again it will cost you extra money on the stake to do this.
  
  I hope this has helped, if you would like any further information please dont hesitate to get in touch.
  
  The Bet Teacher
#10 | Written by The Bet Teacher about 1 year ago. Reply

The Cheltenham Festival one of the best horse racing meetings in the world is just over a week away! This year’s festival will start on the 15th March 2011 which is the 1st day of four magical dates of world class horse racing.
This is a special year for the meeting as the Cotswold town has been hosting a top class national hunt event for 100 years.
With the Cheltenham festival being the pinnacle of the national hunt season you can guarantee this will be another fantastic four days of gripping horse racing action with the most sort after prize being the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
This is of course a busy time for the horse racing fraternity as well as the bookmakers who will be looking to make some big money from the festival.
You can be sure that the bookies will all be competing to have your bet placed with them. Be sure to look out for daily Cheltenham specials that could work in your favour, for instants each way bets being offered on the first 5 horses and a 1/4 of the 0dds instead of a 1/5th also on each way bets.
You already have to opportunity to bet on these great races with the bookies offering ante price betting on the following races:

Please find listed the name of the Race and the Top 3 Favorites

15th March 2011
Supreme Novices Hurdle: Cue Card 9/4, Spirit Son 6/1, Sprinter Sacre 9/1
Arkle Trophy: Medermit 3/1, Finians Rainbow 4/1, Ghizao 43/10
Spinal Research Handicap Chase: Bensalem 6/1, Great Endeavour 9/1, Sunnyhillboy 10/1
Champion Hurdle: Binocular 7/2, Hurricane Fly 5/1, Menorah 5/1
Cross Country Chase: Garde Champetre 9/2, LAmi 13/2 Sizing Australia 8/1
David Nicholson Mares Hurdle: Quevega 6/5, Sparky May 27/5, Our Girl Salley 12/1
Centenary Novices Chase: Divers, 10/01 Definity 12/1, Quantitativeeasing 12/1

16th March 2011
National Hunt Chase: Alfa Beat 6/1, Chicago Grey 7/1, Quel Esprit 10/1
Neptune Novices Hurdle: Oscars Well 7/2, Bobs Worth 6/1, So Young 6/1
RSA Chase: Time For Rupert 9/4, Jessies Dream 41/5, Aiteen Thirtythree 42/5
Queen Mother Champion Chase: Master Minded 11/4, Big Zeb 3/1, Somersby 7/1
Coral Cup: Aegean Dawn 8/1, Call The Police 8/1, For Non Stop 8/1
Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle: Plan A 9/1, A Media Luz 10/1, Titan De Sarti 10/1
Champion Bumber: Knight Pass 9/1, Ericht 10/1, Allure Of Illusion 11/1

17th March 2011
Jewsons Novice Chase: Wishfull Thinking 6/1, Captain Chris 7/1, Noble Prince 7/1
Pertemps Final: Chartreux 12/1, Barafundle 14/1, Mister Hyde 14/1
Ryanair Chase: Poquelin 7/2, Tranquil Sea 6/1, Kalahari King 9/1
World Hurdle: Big Bucks 10/9, Grands Crus 13/5, Mourad 13/1
Festival Plate: Bensalem 10/1, Jessies Dream 14/1, Rock Noir 14/1
Kim Muir Challenge Cup: Galant Nuit 9/1, Junior 10/1, Beautiful Sound 14/1

18th March 2011
Triumph Hurdle: Grandouet 6/1, Unaccompanied 7/1, Zarkandar 7/1
County Hurdle: Dirar 12/1, Ski Sunday 12/1, Snap Tie 12/1
Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle: Back In Focus 8/1, Bobs Worth 10/1, Champion Court 11/1
Cheltenham Gold Cup: Imperial Commander 10/3, Long Run 5/1, Kauto Star 13/2
Foxhunter Chase: Baby Run 3/1, On The Fringe 8/1, Dantes Storm 11/1
Conditionals Handicap Hurdle: Bothy 14/1, Call The Police 14/1, Cucumber Run 14/1
Grand Annual: Tanks For That 9/1, Anquetta 12/1, IMsingingtheblues 14/1

Do any of those horses catch your eye then if so why not visit our Place A Bet page click on the bookmaker that is best for you and follow the bookies navigation menu to the Cheltenham betting screen where you will find the horse you want to bet on.

Enjoy the Festival

The Bet Teacher

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