Under Starter’s Orders
So Easy:

When you consider the huge choice of horse racing betting that is available it really can be a minefield for a casual punter who likes to have a flutter every now and again. The most popular and easiest bet is the straight bet or single or win bet, this is a bet placed on a horse at given odds and you only win if the horse crosses the line first.

Another popular bet is an each way bet, depending on the number of horses in the race you can win if your horse is placed in the race, for example if there are 5-7 runners in a race you can win money for a first and second of one quarter of the odds, if there is a bigger field of 8 or more horses a first, second and third will give you one fifth of the odds.

Exciting:

Placing a bet on a horse race really increases the excitement and fun and one of racing’s favourite bets is the ‘place- pot’, you need to pick a horse to be placed in each of six ‘place-pot’ races, these are usually the first six races on the card and to improve your chances of winning you can pick more than one horse in any of the races. If you manage to get them all correct you really could be in the money.

Online Betting:

Many of the on line betting companies provide a great deal of information on every horse running in a race, including its recent form and preferences for type of ground it likes to run on. They also offer ‘B.O.G’, (best odds guaranteed), so if you place a bet on a horse at 3-1 and it wins at 5-1 you are guaranteed the better odds which can’t be bad.

So if you are a novice and a new starter in the betting stakes the bookmakers can be a real guide to help you place a bet.