How Do You Read A Horse Racing Form?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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Form is

arranged chronologically from left

(oldest) to right (newest). So, in the example above, the horse Mill Reef gained a fourth place, followed by a third, then took some time out from racing, then gained a second followed by falling in the next race, and its latest result was a win.

What do the letters mean in horse racing form?

21 – refers to

where the horse finished in

their races last year. … P or PU – indicates the horse was pulled up by the jockey and did not complete the race. F – indicates the horse fell. R – indicates a horse refused. BD – indicates the horse was brought down by another runner.

How do you read horse racing odds?

Odds are

simply the way prices and payouts are shown at

a horse track. The numbers displayed as 4-7 or 2-5 tell you what you pay and how much you get back if the horse you bet on wins. The first number tells you how much you could win, the second number is the amount you bet.

What are 7 to 2 odds?

When horse racing odds are shown in the form of 7-2, 5-1, etc, it expresses the amount of profit to the amount invested. So odds of 7-2 mean that

for every $2 invested, the punter gets $7 profit in return

. This means when you bet $2, the total return if the bet is successful is $9.

What does 12 to 1 odds pay?

UK EU Bet 11/1 12.00

$100
12/1 13.00 $100 13/1 14.00 $100 14/1 15.00 $100

What does 7 to 1 odds pay?

Odds $2 Payoff 7/1

$16.00
8/1 $18.00 9/1 $20.00 10/1 $22.00

What are 11 to 4 odds?

Fractional American Implied Prob 12/5 240 29.41% 11/4 275

26.67%
14/5 280 26.32% 7/2 350 22.22%

What are best odds?


Blackjack

has the best odds of winning, with a house edge of just 1 percent in most casinos, Bean said. Plus, you are playing against only the dealer, not hooded poker champions. “Blackjack is one of our easiest games to play,” Bean said.

What does 20 to 1 odds pay?

For example, 6-5 means you will get $6 in profit for every $5 you wager, while 20-1 means you get

$20 in profit for every $1 you wager

. In the latter example, a bet of $2 means you would get $42 back for a winning wager.

What does 4 to 1 odds pay?

For example, a net payout of 4/1 would be quoted as

+400

. When moneyline odds are negative, the figure indicates how much money must be wagered to win $100 (this is done for an outcome that is considered more likely to happen than not). For example, a net payout of 1/4 would be quoted as -400.

What are good horse odds?

Odds $2 Payoff 4/5 $3.60 1/1 $4.00 6/5 $4.40 7/5 $4.80

What does 100 to 1 odds pay?

Decimal Fractional Return (minus stake) 3.00 2/1 200.00% 4.00 3/1 300.00% 10.00 9/1 900.00% 101.00 100/1

10,000.00%

What does 15 to 1 odds pay?

Odds Payoff range 10-1 $22.00-$23.90 15-1

$32.00-$33.90
20-1 $42.00-$43.90 30-1 $62.00-$63.90

How do you figure out odds?

The

odds take the probability of an event occurring and divide it by the probability of the event not occurring

. So in the case of rolling a three on the first try, the probability is 1/6 that you will roll a three, while the probability that you won’t roll a three is 5/6.

What do the odds 9 4 mean?

9/4: For every 4 units you stake,

you will receive 9 units if you win (plus your stake)

. If you see fractional odds the other way round – such as 1/4 – this is called odds-on and means the horse in question is a hot favourite to win the race. … Again it means the horse in question is expected to win the race.

What do odds of 8/11 mean?

8/11 means you have to put £11 on just to win £8 plus your £11 back. So basically in odds terms, odds of 8/11 for say

Matt to win

and 11/8 for One Direction –> Matt is the favourite because you won’t win much as it’s so likely.

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