Types of Bets

It is the age old rule, only bet the money you can afford to lose! Even the favourite in the field can fall or pull up.

Each way
Betting on a horse winning AND being placed (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th depending on the number of runners)

Win
Choose the winning horse of a single race

Place
Choose a horse to be placed in a race (see terms for number of place positions apply for the race)

Double
A double can apply to either a win or each way bet. This means that you back two horses in two different races. If the bet comes in then you multiply the odds for both horses. If one part of the bet fails then you lose all the money that you staked.

Accumulator
Bet involving multiple selections in different races - winnings from the previous bet is placed on the next.

Forecasts
Choose the 1st and 2nd placed horse in a race (correct order)

Staight Forecast
As with a double two horses are selected for the straight forecast. The difference is that they are both in the same race. You select the two horses that you think will come first and second and you must name the one that you think will win. The horse must finish first and second and in the specified order for you to pick up the winnings.

Reverse Forecast
Reverse forecast is basically two straight forecast bets put together. Therefore as long as your horses come first and second you will win. The order that the two finish in doesn't matter.

Treble
A treble works in the same way as a double, except that it covers three horses. As with a double you can bet on either a win or an each way treble.  List double, treble, accumulator- JP

Tricast
A tricast is a step up from a forecast, where you name the first three to finish. Obviously this is a harder bet to pull off and the odds will reflect that.

Patent
A patent covers three horses in three different races. It has seven bets in all, three singles, three doubles and a treble.

Trixie
The trixie is similar to the patent in that it covers three selections all in different races. It differs from the treble as there are no single bets. Therefore the trixie is made up of four bets, three doubles and one treble.

Yankee
A yankee is a step up from the trixie and has four selections, all running in different races. The Yankiee is made up of eleven bets.  Six doubles, four trebles and one fourfold.

Super Yankee
Next comes the yankee’s big brother, the super yankee is made up of 26 bets. Ten doubles, ten trebles, five four folds and one five fold.

Jackpot
The Jackpot is a bet that you place with the Tote. There are six races in a Jackpot and you have to select all six winners to win. All bets are placed in a pool and winners share the pool between them after the Tote has taken a percentage of the pool. The minimum bet is £1 with permutations being accepted to a minimum unit stake of 10p upwards.

Placepot
The Placepot is identical to the Jackpot except that you are selecting horses to be placed rather than to win.

Heinz
The Heinz is a step up again and takes its name from the fact that it covers fifty-seven bets for six selections. The bet is made up of fifteen doubles, twenty trebles, fifteen four folds, six five folds and one six fold.

Goliath
The daddy of them all is the Goliath. The Goliath covers eight selections and generates a massive two hundred and forty seven bets. That's twenty-eight doubles, fifty six trebles, seventy four folds, fifty six five folds, twenty eight six folds, eight seven folds and one eight fold. If they all come in with a decent wager down then you will be a very happy person indeed.

Scoop Six
A relatively new type of bet introduced by the Tote. It is similar to the Jackpot in that you have to pick the winner of six races. It differs by the fact that it covers six races that are televised on a Saturday afternoon. The races may come from more than one racecourse. You can also win a lesser amount if all your selections are placed.

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