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On The Nose Bets

Cheltenham Races — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:13:20 +0000

This is the most straight forward way to place a bet on a horse. Simply put, you fancy a horse to win, you put a fiver on it and if it wins the race you get paid and if it doesn’t win you get nothing! Unlike an each-way bet you are only covered for 1st place and nothing else so it all comes down to how risky your choice is and the odds being offered by the bookie.

Each-way bets are great if the odds on a horse are over 4/1 (minimum) but of course not all favourites are given such generous odds and many of them start at much less e.g. 2/1 or 5/4 so really your only option is to put your stake ‘On The Nose’.

If, for example, you put £5 on a horse at 3/1 and your horse wins then you get 3 times your stake = £15 PLUS your original stake back, which in this case is £5 giving you returns of £20. And although this is a very attractive prospect if your horse even comes in 2nd place you get nothing!

The example in the picture is a Paddy Power online betting slip on Kauto Star. With odds of 5/4 and a £5 stake the potential returns would be £11.25 if he were to win.

Betting on the nose is great for horses with short odds that you believe will win just bare in mind that not all favourites win their respective races and that maybe you could up your chances of a return if you backed a different horse, with longer odds, each-way.

Free £25 From Betfair

Cheltenham Races — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:09:21 +0000

Open an account with Betfair, deposit £25, place your bet and if you lose they’ll refund your £25 quid! It’s more like a no lose bet than a free bet. Qualifying bets must be placed within 21 days of registering your new Betfair account. Betfair is a brilliant site and if you give it a chance and take some time to go through your options then you’ll never look back. There are plenty of tutorials on the site to help you navigate around and the site itself is very clear and easy to use. Related posts:How to Place an Each [...] Related posts:

Free £25 Bet From Will Hill

Cheltenham Races — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:46:25 +0000

The kind chaps at William Hill are giving away £25 in free bets to new customers, their current deal is limited so make the most of it now! You must use the following promotional code: F25 when you sign-up to claim your free bet. Will Hill have the festival well and truly covered with 14 different races now online and ready for your ante-post bets. There are also a couple of specials to note including odds on the Cheltenham Gold Cup without Kauto Star & Denman which doesn’t appear to be offered anywhere else. Related posts:Paddy Power Bet £10 Get [...] Related posts: