A bet that four or more horses win, or are
placed (each way), in separate races run on the same day. The winnings on the
first horse go onto the second and then onto the third, fourth and so on. It
is also possible to bet on four or more sports events on different days,
including major horse races advertised ante-post. (Also described as four
timers, four-folds, five timers, five-folds etc).
Ante-post Prices
Odds offered before the day of the race.
Any to Come
The linking of a bet to the outcome of an
earlier bet. For example, if you back horse A, only if this horse wins does a
bet on horse B go ahead.
AWT
All weather, fibre-sand track.
Apprentice
A boy rider apprenticed to a racing stable
until he is aged 25 or until he has ridden 95 winners.
Betting Forecast
A best guess in newspapers
as to the likely starting prices in a race.
Blackjack
The most popular card game
played in casinos. The non-casino version is also known as vingt-et-un or
pontoon. Also refers to the best hand you can get in the game, which comprises
of an ace plus a ten or a picture
card.
Burlington
Bertie
100/30
Betting Ring
The main area at a
racecourse where bookmakers' boards are displayed.
Betting Shops
Outlets for cash betting in
the High Street or at a racecourse.
Betting Tax
Betting tax is no longer
payable on bets in the UK. Prior to 2000 it used to be that deductions were
payable on off-course bets. You could choose whether to pay the tax on your
stake (called `tax paid-on') or on your winnings. There was no tax on bets
placed at the racecourse.
Bismarck
A horse which is favourite
but which the bookmakers nevertheless do not expect to win.
Board price
Odds listed at a bookmakers'
pitch at the racecourse, or in a betting shop on a marker-board or TV screen.
Break-even Position
Price at which your gamble
starts to pay off and you begin to move into profit.
Buy the Index
Type of bet in spread
betting whereby you gamble that an index based on the possible outcomes of an
event will finish above the upper limit of the spread.
Card Counting
Practice which can be
applied to the game of blackjack. Involves estimating the probability of
future cards being turned up from the pack. Relies on keeping a mental record
of the cards already gone.
Coincidence Bet
Where the bet is based on a
coincidence; e.g. the horse Airborne winning the Derby just after the Second
World War.
Combination Betting
Selecting any number
of runners in one race to finish first and second in either order. To
calculate how many bets there are, simply multiply the number of selections by
one number less; i.e.
3 selections is 3 x 2 = 6 bets
4 selections is 4 x 3 = 12 bets
5 selections is 5 x 4 = 20 bets
Come Out Roll
In the dice game of craps,
the first throws of the dice. Winners and losers are decided if the dice sum
to 7 or 11 (called natural ) or 2,3 or 12 (called craps).
Conditions Race
A race in which horses carry
the same weight according to sex. They may be penalised by the adding of
weight for races previously won or given allowances for age (called `weight
for age').
Craps
Casino game in which players
in turn take on the role of `shooter' by throwing two dice - the other players
place bets on the outcome of the throws.
